IMPORTANT STRAITS

• Straits :- Seas joined :-Name of landmass existing on either side.


• Bab-el Mandeb:- Red Sea and Arabian sea:-Arabia and Africa


• Bering:-Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea:-Alaska (U.S.A) and Asia


• Bosporus:-Black Sea and Sea of Marmara:-Asia Turkey and European Turkey


• Dardanelles:-Sea of Marmara and Aegean Sea:-Asian Turkey and European Turkey


• Dover:-North Sea and Atlantic Ocean:-England and Europe


• Florida:-Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean:-Florida (U.S.A) and Bahama Islands


• Gibraltar:-Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean:-Spain and Africa


• Malacca :-Java Sea and Bay of Bengal:-Malaysia and Sumatra


• Palk:-Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea:-India and Sri Lanka


• Magellan:-South Pacifica and South Atlantic:-South America and Tierra-del Fuego Island.