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    The document summarizes several important straits around the world. It describes the Bab el Mandeb Strait between Africa and Asia which connects the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. It also mentions the Hormuz Strait between Iran and Oman through which oil tankers pass daily, and the Gibraltar Strait connecting the Atlantic and Mediterranean seas with high shipping traffic. The Strait of Dover and Bosphorus Strait are also summarized, noting their widths, depths, and commercial vessel usage.

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    The document summarizes several important straits around the world. It describes the Bab el Mandeb Strait between Africa and Asia which connects the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. It also mentions the Hormuz Strait between Iran and Oman through which oil tankers pass daily, and the Gibraltar Strait connecting the Atlantic and Mediterranean seas with high shipping traffic. The Strait of Dover and Bosphorus Strait are also summarized, noting their widths, depths, and commercial vessel usage.

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    Bab el Mandeb Strait

    Mostafa Ahmed Medhat Asseel I.D: 8104171

    Bab el-Mandeb strait separates Africa (Djibouti and Eritrea), and Asia (Yemen), and connects the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean via the Gulf of Aden. It is located between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea, north of Somalia in the Horn of Africa. The strait is about 20 miles (32km) wide, it has depth of 185 In 2006, an estimated 3.3 million barrels (520,000 m3) of oil passed through the strait per day.

    Mostafa Ahmed Medhat Asseel I.D: 8104171

    Hormuz Strait

    Mostafa Ahmed Medhat Asseel I.D: 8104171

    Hormuz Strait is located between Iran and Oman. The strait length is about 21 miles (54 km) wide. The entrance for the strait is the Persian Gulf and the outlet is the Gulf of Oman. An average of about 15 tankers carrying 16.5 to 17 million barrels of crude oil normally pass through the strait every day.

    Mostafa Ahmed Medhat Asseel I.D: 8104171

    Gibraltar Strait
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    Mostafa Ahmed Medhat Asseel I.D: 8104171

    The Strait of Gibraltar is located between the southern coast of Spain and the northern coast of Morocco; it is the single connection between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The straits length is 9 miles (14 km) wide, depth ranges between 300 and 900 m.

    Upwards of 300 cargo vessels pass through the Strait every day

    Mostafa Ahmed Medhat Asseel I.D: 8104171

    Strait of Dover

    Mostafa Ahmed Medhat Asseel I.D: 8104171

    -Dover Strait is separating Great Britain from France and connecting the English Channel with the North Sea. It is 21 mi (34 km) wide, 560 km (350 mi) long

    The Dover Strait is one of the busiest international seaways in the world, regularly used by over 400 commercial vessels daily.

    Mostafa Ahmed Medhat Asseel I.D: 8104171

    Bosphorus Strait

    Mostafa Ahmed Medhat Asseel I.D: 8104171

    Bosphorus strait forms part of the boundary between Europe and Asia. It is one of the Turkish Straits, along with the Dardanelles, it connects the black Sea with the Sea of Marmara The strait is between the limits 31 km (17 nmi) long, with a width of 3,329 m (1.798 nmi) at the northern entrance and 2,826 m (1.526 nmi) at the southern entrance -The depth of Bosphorus varies from 36 to 124 m (118 to 407 ft)

    Mostafa Ahmed Medhat Asseel I.D: 8104171

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