Straits, Channels, And Seas
24 entries in the Straits, Channels, And Seas compendium.
Singapore StraitBusy deepwater strait between Singapore and Indonesia.South Aral SeaA shrinking lake formed from the divided Aral Sea.Strait of DoverBusiest seaway linking the Atlantic to the North Sea.Strait of GeorgiaArm of the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and mainland.Strait of GibraltarNarrow strait linking Atlantic and Mediterranean, separating Europe and Africa.Strait of HormuzStrategic waterway for global oil and gas trade.Strait of Juan de FucaMain outlet of the Salish Sea to the Pacific Ocean.Strait of MagellanNatural sea route between Atlantic and Pacific oceans.Strait of MalaccaA vital maritime chokepoint linking the Indian and Pacific Oceans.Strait of MessinaNarrow strait linking Sicily to mainland Italy.Strait of OtrantoStrategic strait connecting Adriatic and Ionian Seas.Straits of FloridaStrait between Florida and Cuba carrying the Gulf Stream.Sulu SeaA Philippine sea with a World Heritage reef.Sunda StraitStrait between Java and Sumatra, historically vital shipping route.Surigao StraitDeep strait in the southern Philippines with strong currents.Suruga BayDeepest bay in Japan, shaped by tectonic subduction.Taiwan StraitStrait separating Taiwan from mainland Asia, historically contested.Torres StraitStrait between Australia and New Guinea, named after Spanish navigator Torres.Tsugaru StraitStrait between Honshu and Hokkaido, site of Seikan Tunnel.Tyrrhenian SeaPart of the Mediterranean Sea off western Italy.Uraga ChannelWaterway connecting Tokyo Bay to the Sagami Gulf.Wadden SeaIntertidal zone with rich bird life and UNESCO World Heritage status.Yucatán ChannelStrait linking the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.ØresundStrait linking the Baltic Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.
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