FAMOUS STRAITS IN THE WORLD
- Pakistan
- Palk Strait separates India from Sri Lanaka
- • Babul Mandab strait separates Arabia from Africa.
- • Babel-Mandab strait leads into the Red Sea.
- • Red sea is b/w Arabia and Africa.
- • Davis Strait separates Greenland from Baffin Island.
- • The Davis Strait lies between Canada and Greenland
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- • Messina strait separates Italy from Sicily.
- • Johor strait separates Malaysia from Singapore.
- • Bass Strait separates Australia from Tasmania.
- • Florida Strait separates Cuba from Florida. It joins Atlantic Ocean with Gulf of Mexico.
- • Dover strait separates England from France.
- • Gibraltar Strait separates Spain and Africa and joins Mediterranean Sea with Atlantic Ocean.
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- • Torres Strait separates Australia and Papua New Guinea
- • Bering Strait separates Asia from Africa and joins the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.
- • Bosporus Strait connects Black Sea with the Sea of Marmora.
- • Dardanelles strait (Turkey) joins Marmora sea with Aegean Sea.
- • Malacca (Indonesia) strait separates Sumatra from Malay Peninsula. It is longest strait in the world.
- • Mozambique strait is the broadest strait in the world. It is b/w Mozambique and Madagascar.
- • Sunda strait separates Sumatra from Java Island.
- • 40% of world oil passes through... Strait of Hormuz
- • The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz