October 01, 2014

strait

STRAIT:

          A strait is a naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water. It most commonly refers to a channel of water that lies between two land masses,


SOUTH EAST AND SOUTH ASIA:

  • The Malacca strait between peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra is 805 km long and as narrow as 208 km at Phillips Channel.
  • Sundra strait between Java and Sumtra is 30 km wide.
  • Palk strait between India and Srilanka is 30 km wide at Adam's Bridge.
  • Bab-el-Madeb between Yeman in the Arbian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa is about 30 km wide.
  • Hormuz strait between Oman and Iran across the Persian Gulf, is 54km wide at its narrowest point.

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