List of the Major Straits of the World
Shakeel Anwar
Apr 2, 2019 16:34 IST
A Strait is a naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water. It most commonly refers to a channel of water that lies between two land masses. It is used for international navigation through the territorial sea between one part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone and another part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone are subject to the legal regime of transit passage.
Here, we are giving the list of the World’s major Straits that will give general awareness to the reader in understanding how these straits connect the world.
Commercial and Strategic Importance of straits
I. Seaborne trade for commercial shipping
II. Vital oil producing region
III. Play vital role in geo-politics
Major Straits of the World
1. Malacca Strait
Joins: Andaman Sea & South China Sea
Location: Indonesia –Malaysia
2. Palk Strait
Join: Palk Bay & Bay of Bengal
Location: India-Sri Lanka
3. Sunda Strait
Join: Java Sea & Indian Ocean
Location: Indonesia
4. Yucatan Strait
Join: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
Location: Mexico-Cuba
5. Mesina Strait
Join: Mediterranean Sea
Location: Italy-Sicily
6. Otranto Strait
Join: Adriatic Sea & Ionian Sea
Location: Italy-Albania
7. Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Join: Red Sea & Gulf of Aden
Location: Yemen-Djibouti
8. Cook Strait
Join: South Pacific Ocean
Location: New Zealand (North & South Islands)
9. Mozambique Strait
Join: Indian Ocean
Location: Mozambique -Malagasy
10. North Channel
Join: Irish Sea & Atlantic Ocean
Location: Ireland-England
11. Taurus Strait
Join: Arafura Sea & Gulf of Papua
Location: Papua New Guinea — Australia
12. Bass Strait
Join: Tasman Sea & South Sea
Location: Australia
13. Bering Strait
Join: Bering Sea & Chuksi Sea
Location: Alaska-Russia
14. Bonne-Fasio Strait
Join: Mediterranean Sea
Location: Corsika — Sardinia
15. Bosporous Strait
Join: Black Sea and Marmara Sea
Location: Turkey
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16. Dardenleez Strait
Join: Marmara Sea and Agean Sea
Location: Turkey
17. Davis Strait
Join: Baffin Bay & Atlantic Ocean
Location: Greenland-Canada
18. Denmark Strait
Join: North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean
Location: Greenland-Iceland
19. Dover strait
Join: English Channel & North Sea
Location: England-France
20. Florida Strait
Join: Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean
Location: USA-Cuba
21. Hormuz Strait
Join: Gulf of Persia & Gulf of Oman
Location: Oman-Iran
22. Hudson strait
Join: Gulf of Hudson & Atlantic Ocean
Location: Canada
23. Gibraltar Strait
Join: Mediterranean Sea & Atlantic Ocean
Location: Spain-Morocco
24. Magellan strait
Join: Pacific and South Atlantic Ocean
Location: Chile
25. Makkassar Strait
Join: Java Sea & Celebeze Sea
Location: Indonesia
26. Tsungaru Strait
Join: Japan Sea and Pacific Ocean
Location: Japan (Hokkaido-Honshu Island)
27. Tatar Strait
Join: Japan Sea & Okhotsk Sea
Location: Russia (East Russia-Sakhalin Islands)
28. Fovex Strait
Join: South Pacific Ocean
Location: New Zealand (South Island- Stewart Island)
29. Formosa Strait
Join: South China Sea & East China Sea
Location: China-Taiwan
The Straits have commercial and strategic importance. Bering, Gibraltar, Bab-el-Mandeb, Bosporus and Torres, etc. are straits which separates the continents. Gibraltar is also known as ‘the key to the Mediterranean Sea’. There is a railway tunnel which joins landmasses through straits like Tsungaru and Dover. Hence, in the above list of World’s major Straits gives a quick revision on the concept, definition and straits around the world.
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