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

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