Important and FAMOUS STRAITS of the world


FAMOUS STRAITS

               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

               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.


               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

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  1. 40% of the world oil passes through .......strait of hormuz

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  2. pakistan applyed for membership of uno..........1947-16 aug

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