Straits of The World
Important Straits of The World:
Strait is defined as a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.
A picture of Strait
These are the most important straits in the world.
1. Bab-el-Mandeb connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden
2. Bass Strait separates Tasmania from the South of the Australian Mainland.
3. Bering Strait separates Russia and USA.
4. Davis Strait connects The Labrador Sea in the South with Baffin Bay to the North.
5. Dardanelles Strait connects Marmara Sea with Aegean Sea.
6. Bosporus Strait connects Black Sea to Sea of Marmara.
7. Denmark Strait connects the Greenland Sea, an extension of the Arctic Ocean, to the Irminger Sea, a part of the Atlantic Ocean.
8. Dover Strait connects English Channel to North Sea.
9. English Channel separates Southern England from Northern France.
10. Florida Strait connects Atlantic Ocean to Mediterranean Sea.
11. Gibraltar Strait connects Atlantic Ocean to Mediterranean Sea.
12. The Hormuz Strait connects Gulf of Oman to Persian Gulf.
13. Magellan Strait connects Pacific Ocean to Atlantic Ocean.
14. Makassar Strait connects Java Sea to Celebes Sea.
15. The Hudson Strait connects Atlantic Ocean to Hudson Bay.
16. Malacca Strait connects South China Sea to Andaman Sea.
17. Otranto Strait connects Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea.
18. North Channel connects Irish Sea to Atlantic Sea.
19. Palk Strait connects Bay of Bengal with Sri Lanka.
20. Sunda Strait connects Indian Ocean to Java Sea.
21. Tatar Strait connects Japan Sea to Okhotsk Sea.
22. Torres Strait connects Arafura Sea to Gulf of Papua.
23. Ten Degree Channel connects Bay of Bengal to Andaman Sea.
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