In this article, you will get a list of important straits of the world. This article is very important from the examination point of view.
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What is a strait
A strait is a narrow and a navigable channel of water that joins two large water bodies and separates two land masses.
Straits are of very huge strategic and commercial importance, as they provide short navigable routes between two water bodies.
Major Straits of the World
The major straits of the world are discussed below.
(1) Strait of Gibraltar
- Separates: Europe and Africa. Known as the Key to the Mediterranean.
- Joins: Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.
(2) Strait of Bonifacio
- Separates: Sardinia Islands (Italy) and Corsica Islands (France).
- Joins: Tyrrhenian Sea and Mediterranean Sea.
(3) Strait of Messina
- Separates: Italy and Sicily.
- Joins: Tyrrhenian Sea and Ionian Sea.
(4) Malacca Strait
- Separates: Malaysia and Indonesia.
- Joins: Andaman Sea and South China Sea.
(5) Strait of Dover
- Separates: England and France.
- Joins: English Channel and North Sea.
(6) Davis Strait
- Separates: Greenland and Canada.
- Joins: Baffin Bay and Atlantic Ocean.
(7) Bass Strait
- Separates: Australia and Tasmania.
- Joins: Tasman Sea and Southern Ocean.
(8) Bering Strait
- Separates: Alaska and Russia.
- Joins: Bering Sea and Arctic Sea.
(9) Bosporus Strait
- Separates: Turkey and Asia.
- Joins: Black Sea and Marmara Sea.
(10) Palk Strait
- Separates: India and Sri Lanka.
- Joins: Palk Bay and Bay of Bengal.
(11) Strait of Hormuz
- Separates: Oman and Iran.
- Joins: Gulf of Persia and Gulf of Oman.
- located at the mouth of Persian Gulf.
(12) Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb
- Separates: Yemen and Djibouti.
- Joins: Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
(13) Sunda Strait
- Separates: Sumatra and Java.
- Joins: Java Sea and Indian Ocean.
- its name is derived from the Sunda Kingdom, a kingdom that ruled the western part of Java.
(14) Cook Strait
- Separates: Northern and Southern New Zealand.
- Joins: Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean.
(15) Taurus Strait
- Separates: Papua New Guinea and Australia.
- Joins: Arafura Sea and Gulf of Papua.
(16) Yucatan Strait
- Separates: Mexico and Cuba.
- Joins: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.
(17) Tsungaru Strait
- Separates: Hokkaido and Honshu islands of Japan.
- Joins: Japan Sea and Pacific Ocean.
(18) Formosa Strait
- Separates: China and Taiwan.
- Joins: South China Sea and East China Sea.
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