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.

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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