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FAMOUS STRAITS

 Palk Strait separates India from Sri Lanaka.

 Babul Mandab strait separates Arabia from Africa.

 Babel-Mandab strait leads into the Red Sea.

 Red sea is b/w Arabia and Africa.

 Davis Strait separates Greenland from Baffin Island.

 The Davis Strait lies between Canada and Greenland



 Messina strait separates Italy from Sicily.

 Johor strait separates Malaysia from Singapore.

 Bass Strait separates Australia from Tasmania.

 Florida Strait separates Cuba from Florida. It joins Atlantic Ocean with Gulf of Mexico.

 Dover strait separates England from France.

 Gibraltar Strait separates Spain and Africa and joins Mediterranean Sea with Atlantic Ocean.

 Torres Strait separates Australia and Papua New Guinea

 Bering Strait separates Asia from Africa and joins the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.

 Bosporus Strait connects Black Sea with the Sea of Marmora.

 Dardanelles strait (Turkey) joins Marmora Sea with Aegean Sea.

 Malacca (Indonesia) strait separates Sumatra from Malay Peninsula. It is longest strait in the world.

 Mozambique strait is the broadest strait in the world. It is b/w Mozambique and Madagascar.

 Sunda strait separates Sumatra from Java Island.

 40% of world oil passes through... Strait of Hormuz

The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz

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