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

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·   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