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Major Straits/channels of the world, definition, name, location
What is a strait/channel?
A strait is a naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water.
Most commonly it is a channel of water that lies between two land masses.
List of the important straits of the world-
|
Sr. No. |
Strait/channel |
Location |
|
1 |
Bass Strait |
Tasmania-South sea |
|
2 |
Strait of Sunda |
Java Sea-Indian Ocean |
|
3 |
Tablas Strait |
Mindoro-Panay island |
|
4 |
Yucatan Strait |
Bay of Mexico-Caribbean Sea |
|
5 |
Strait of Otranto |
Italy-Albania |
|
6 |
North channel strait |
Iris Sea-Atlantic Ocean |
|
7 |
Strait of Hormuz |
Bay of Persia-Bay of Oman |
|
8 |
Taurus strait |
Arafura Sea-Aegean Sea |
|
9 |
Dardanelles strait |
Marmara sea-Aegean Sea |
|
10 |
Bosporus strait |
Black sea-Marmara sea |
|
11 |
Makassar strait |
Java sea-Celebes sea |
|
12 |
Bab-el-Mandeb strait |
Red sea-Arab sea |
|
13 |
Malacca strait |
Andaman sea-South sea |
|
14 |
Palk strait |
Laccadive sea- Bay of Bengal |
|
15 |
Luzon Strait |
Taiwan-Philippines sea |
|
16 |
Bering strait |
Asia-North America |
|
17 |
Davis strait |
Baffin island-Atlantic Ocean |
|
18 |
Denmark Strait |
North Atlantic-Arctic Ocean |
|
19 |
Dover strait |
English Channel-North sea |
|
20 |
Hudson strait |
Bay of Hudson-Atlantic ocean |
|
21 |
Strait of Gibraltar |
Mediterranean sea-Atlantic ocean |
|
22 |
Korea strait |
Japan sea-east China sea |
|
23 |
Straits of Magellan |
Pacific ocean-South Atlantic ocean |
