A strait is a narrow canal connecting two seas or huge bodies of water. Commercial shipping travels across the world’s straits to go from one sea or exclusive economic zone to the next, and they are extremely strategic and commercially important. The straits act as a conduit for ocean currents, which alter the climate of the region.
1. Strait: Palk strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- Gulf of Palk and Bay of Bengal
Location- India and Sri Lanka
2. Strait: Formosa Strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- linked the South China Sea and the East China Sea
Location- China and Taiwan
3. Strait: Davis Strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- the Baffin Bay and the Atlantic Ocean
Location- Greenland and Canada
4. Strait: Foveaux Strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- Southern Pacific Ocean
Location- New Zealand (South island- Stewart island)
5. Strait: Gibraltar Strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- Mediterranean sea and Atlantic ocean
Location- Spain and Morocco
Note-
- Gibraltar’s rock is a monolithic limestone promontory in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.
6. Strait: Florida Strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- It connects the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic ocean
Location- Canada
Note-
- It is located in Cuba and USA.
7. Strait: Messina strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- Mediterranean sea
Location- Italy and Sicily
8. Strait: Dardanelles strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- The Marmara Sea and Aegean sea
Location- Turkey
9. Strait: Bonnie-Fassio
Associated Oceans and water bodies- Mediterranean sea
Location- Sardinia and Corsica
10. Strait: Bass strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- The Tasman Sea and South Sea
Location- Australia
11. Strait: North Channel
Associated Oceans and water bodies- The Atlantic ocean and Irish sea
Location- Ireland and England
12. Strait: Cook Strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- South Pacific Ocean
Location- New Zealand (North and South Islands)
13. Strait: Otranto Strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea
Location- Italy and Albania
14. Strait: Sunda Strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- Between the Indian Ocean and the Java Sea
Location- Indonesia
Note:
- The Lombok Strait, which runs between the Indian islands of Bali and Lombok, connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean.
15. Strait: Magellan Strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- Pacific and South Atlantic Ocean
Location- Chile
16. Strait: Makassar Strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- Sea of Java and Sea of Celebes
Location- Indonesia
17. Strait: Strait of Hormuz
Associated Oceans and water bodies- Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
Location- Oman and Iran
Note-
- This strait is extremely important since it transports 20% of the world’s petroleum, making it vital for international trade.
18. Strait: Bab-El-Mandeb Strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- Red sea and Gulf of Aden
Location- Yemen and Djibouti
Note:
- It is situated between the Arabian Peninsula’s Yemen and the Horn of Africa’s Djibouti and Eritrea.
- It serves as a strategic link between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, connecting the two via the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.
19. Strait: Mozambique Channel
Associated Oceans and water bodies- Indian Ocean
Location- Mozambique and Malagasy
20. Strait: Torres strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- Arafura Sea and Gulf of Papua
Location- Papua New Guinea and Australia
21. Strait: Bering strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- Bering sea and Chukchi sea
Location- Alaska and Russia
Note-
- At a distance of 1.5 km, the international date line runs equidistant between the strait’s Diomede islands, leaving the Russian and American sides on distinct calendar days.
22. Strait: Bosporus strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- Black sea and Marmara sea
Location- Turkey
23. Strait: Yucatan strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean sea
Location- Mexico and Cuba
24. Strait: Strait of Dover
Associated Oceans and water bodies- English channel and the North sea
Location- England and France
25. Strait: Hudson strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- Hudson’s bay and Atlantic ocean
Location- Canada
26. Strait: Tatar Strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- Sea of Japan and Sea of Okhotsk
Location- Sakhalin Islands in Eastern Russia
27. Strait: Tsugaru strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- Sea of Japan and Pacific Ocean
Location- Japan (between Hokkaido and Honshu islands)
28. Strait: Denmark strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- North Atlantic ocean and Arctic Ocean
Location- Greenland and Iceland
29. Strait: Malacca Strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- Andaman Sea and South China Sea
Location- Between Indonesia and Malaysia
Note-
- This strait is one of the world’s most vital maritime waterways.
- It is the world’s busiest strait, transporting nearly a quarter of all traded goods, including oil, palm oil, and coffee.
30. Strait: Bonifacio Strait
Associated Oceans and water bodies- Join Corsica and Sardinia islands in the Mediterranean sea
Location- France and Italy
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