Showing posts with label Straits and their Location in World. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Straits and their Location in World. Show all posts

Monday, December 17, 2012

Straits and their Location in World


STRAIT-A strait or straits is a narrow, typically navigable channel of water that connects two larger, navigable bodies of water. It most commonly refers to a channel of water that lies between two land masses.

The Strait of Gibraltar
1 .Palk Strait : Between India and Sri Lanka
2. Duncan Passage : South Andaman and Little Andaman
3 .Ten Degree Channel : Little Andaman and Nicobar
4 .English Channel : Between England and France
5 .Florida Strait : Cuba and USA
6. Berring Strait : Russia and USA
7. Bass Strait : Between Australia and Tasmania
8. Strait of Gibralter : Between Spain and Morocco
9. Strait of Malaca : Between Malasiya and Sumatra (It also connects Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean)
10. Barents Strait : Between Scandinavian countries and Artic Ocean
11. Dover Strait : separates Great Britain from France
12. Bosphorus Strait : Divides Europe from Asia
13. Strait of Magellan : Connects Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
14 .Davis Strait : between Greenland and Canada
15. Drake Passage : Separates South America and Antarctica