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Hormuz strait connects Persian Gulf with Gulf of Oman and separates UAE and Musandam goveronrate of Oman in west to Amazing Facts about Continents

Iran in east. This is to note that Gulf of Oman is just a part of Arabian sea. Gulf of Oman which is itself a strip of water-body
can also be called as strait separating Oman from Iran. Hormuz strait which is just 54 Km wide at narrowest point. It is the
strategically most important strait of the world as it controls the oil trade from the Gulf countries. More in Indian Polity
Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb separates Asia from Africa. In other words it can be said that this strait separates Arabian Peninsula Constitution Of India
from Somali peninsula. Precisely speaking it separates Yemen from Djibouti and Eritrea and connects Red sea with Gulf of
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Strait of Dover and English Channel on Europe Map

This strait connects North Sea with English channel. Broadly speaking, it is the narrowest part of English channel which opens
near the north sea. It separates Great Britain from France i.e. the mainland Europe. It is 33 Km wide and one can sea the
opposite end with naked eye on a clear sunny day. On either sides lies Dover, county of England in north and Cape Gris Nez,
Calais, France in south. Most of the swimmers who cross English channel use this strait for swimming across.

Major Straits of World : Gibraltar Strait

This strait connects the Mediterranean sea with Atlantic ocean. This strait
geographically separates Europe from Africa. One side of the strait the strait
lies Spain (Europe Continent) and on the other part lies Morocco (African
Continent). This strait was called as Pillars of Hercules by Ancient Greeks.
This strait is under administrative control of British (British overseas
territory). The narrowest width of this strait (distance between Africa and
Europe) is just 14.3 Km. Its depth varies between 300 to 900 mt. This is a
strategic location as most of the international Cargo ship containers passes
from this strait.

Major Straits of World : Malacca Strait

Strait of Malacca and Sunda Strait on Oceania Map

This strait separates Peninsular Malaysia from Sumatra island of Indonesia. This strait connects Pacific ocean at its south-
east end to Indian ocean at its north-west end. It is about 800 Km long which runs from southern most point of Thailand up to
the peninsular Malaysia in east part and Indonesian Sumatra in west. Its width is about 65 Km. It provides a shorter route for
ships travelling from Indian Ocean (Andaman sea) to South China sea and saves thousands of kilometers and this is the
reason why it is one of the busiest waterways.

Major Straits of World : Palk Strait

It connects Bay of Bengal at northeast end to Gulf of Mannar at western end. It separates Pamban island of Rameshwaram
district, India from Mannar island of Sri Lanka. Dhanushkodi (India) and Talaimannar (Sri Lanka) lies on the either points of this
strait. This strait is about 60 to 80 km wide. The southwest part contains numerous low-rising islands and reefs which is
known as Adams Bridge (Ramsetu). These islands makes the navigation of ships virtually impossible. Sethusamudram Project
was Proposed to create a channel by cutting out a passage in Adams Bridge for easy navigation of Ships from Bay of Bengal
to Gulf of Mannar. This project was opposed on religious grounds.

Major Straits of World : Sunda Strait

This strait connects Java sea to Indian Ocean and separates Java island of Indonesia with its Sumatra island. On either sides
of this strait lies Cape Tua on Sumatra and Cape Pujat on Java island. The eastern part of the straight is very shallow and
depth is nearly 20 m only making it very difficult for navigating large ships.

Strait of Tartary

Strait of Tartar in East Asia Map

Strait of Tartary is also called as Tartar or Tatar strait. This is located in East Asia (north Pacific ocean).This strait separates
Sakhalin island from mainland Russia. This strait connects Okhotsk sea and sea of Japan.

Interesting Facts about Straits of World

1. Longest strait of world Strait of Malacca which separates Malay peninsula from Sumatra island of Indonesia. It
is 800 Km long.
2. Widest strait of world Denmark strait (or Greenland strait) which separates Greenland from Iceland. It is 290
km wide at the narrowest point.
3. Narrowest strait of world Bosphorus strait, at the narrowest point the width is 800 m.
4. Shallowest strait of world Sunda strait, at the eastern part the depth decreases to about 20 mt making it very
difficult for navigation.
5. Strait that separates Asia from America Bering strait.
6. Strait that separates Australia from Tasmania Bass strait
7. Strait that separates Europe from Africa Gibraltar strait

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Mozambique channel Indian ocean Madagascar and Mozambique (mainland

Africa)

Tiran strait Gulf of Aqaba and Red sea Sinai and Arabian peninsula

Zanzibar strait Indian ocean Zanzibar (Unguja) island from Tanzania

(mainland Africa)

List of other major Straits of America

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Strait Joining Sea Separating Lands

Florida Strait Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Florida Keys and Cuba
ocean

Yuctan Channel Caribbean sea with Gulf of Mexico and Cuba

Mexico

Mona Passage Caribbean sea and Atlantic ocean Puerto Rico

Jamaica Channel Caribbean sea and north Atlantic Jamaica and Hispaniola
 Davis strait Baffin bay and Labrador sea Greenland and Baffin island

Hudson strait Hudson bay and Labrador sea Baffin island and Labrador peninsula

Denmark strait Greenland sea and Irminger sea Iceland and Greenland

Nares strait (Smith sound) Baffin bay and Lincoln sea (Arctic Greenland and Ellesmere Island of
ocean) Canada

Belle Isle strait Gulf of St Lawrence and Atlantic Labrador peninsula and Newfoundland
ocean

List of other major Straits of Asia

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Strait Joining sea Separating Lands

Bab-el-Mandeb Red sea and Gulf of Aden Yemen (Arabian Peninsula) and Djibouti,
Eritrea of Smali Peninsula

Hormuz strait Gulf of Oman and Persian Iran and UAE

Gulf

Duncan Passage Bay of Bengal and Andaman Rutland island of Great Andaman and Little
sea Andaman

Korea Strait East China sea and sea of Japan and South Korea
Japan

Ten Drgree Channel Bay of Bengal and Andaman Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Islands
sea

Taiwan (Formosa or Black East China sea and North Taiwan island from mainland Asia
Ditch) Strait China sea

Qiongzhou (Hainan) Strait Gulf of Tonkin and South Hainan island and Leizhou peninsula
China sea

List of other major Straits of Europe

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Strait Joining sea Separating Lands

Bonifacio strait Tyrrhenian sea and Corsica island of France and Sardina
Mediterranean sea islands of Italy

Corfu strait Adriatic sea and Ionian sea Albania and Greece

North Channel(Moyle strait) Irish sea and Atlantic ocean northeast Ireland and southwest Scotland

Otranto Strait Italy and Albania Adriatic sea and Ionian sea

St George's channel (Irish Irish sea and Celtic sea Ireland and Great Britain
Channel)

Strait of Sicily West and East Mediterranean Sicily island of Italy and Tunisia (Africa)
sea

List of other major Straits of Oceania

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Strait Joining Sea Separating Lands

Bali strait Indian ocean and Bali sea Java and Bali islands of Indonesia

Bass strait Great Australian Bight and Tasmania island and mainland Australia
Tasman sea

Cook Strait Tasman sea and south Pacific Northa and South Island of New Zealand

Karimata strait South China sea and Java sea Sumatra and Borneo islands of Indonesia

Singapore strait Strait of Malacca and South Singapore and Indonesia

China sea

Torres strait Arafura sea and Gulf of Papua Australia and Melanesian island of New
Guinea

Vitiaz strait Bismark sea and Soloman sea Huon peninsula and New Britain of New
Guinea


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