Coastal and Oceanic Landform (47. Strait )

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• A strait is a navigable water way.

• That connects two larger, navigable water bodies.

• It lies between two land masses.

• Straits are the converse of isthmi.

• synonymous used as;

                                   channel
                                   firth
                                   pass
                                   passage
                                   kyle

• Some straits have tidal power using tidal stream turbines.

• Tides are more predictable than wave power / wind power.

• Cook Strait in New Zealand may be capable of generating 5.6GW.

• Straits important shipping routes & wars.

• Numerous artificial channels, called canal.(Suez Canal)

• Straits used for international navigation;

                       1. Connect to high seas & exclusive economic zone 
                                           Strait of Tiran
                                           Strait of Juan de Fuca
                                           Strait of Baltiysk

• Strait of Malacca

                     Between Peninsular Malaysia & Sumatra.
                     Connecting Indian Ocean with South China Sea
                     The highest-volume shipping lanes.
                     World's longest strait at about 500 miles.

Bab el Mandeb

• Bab el Mandeb = Connecting the Red Sea & Gulf of Aden.

• Bass Strait = Between Australia & Tasmania.

                             Connects the Indian Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.

Bering Strait

• Bering Strait = Between Alaska & Siberia.

                                   Connects the Pacific & Arctic Oceans.

• Cook Strait = Separating the North & South Islands of New Zealand.

• Strait of Dover = Between England & France.

                                      Connects the North Sea with the English Channel.

Straits of Florida

• Straits of Florida = Separate the Florida peninsula from Cuba

• Strait of Georgia =  Between Vancouver Island & British Columbia.

• Strait of Gibraltar = Only natural passage between  Atlantic Ocean & Mediterranean Sea.

• Strait of Hormuz = Connecting Persian Gulf & Gulf of Oman

                                       Persian Gulf petroleum is shipped to the world.

Strait of Hormuz

• Straits of Mackinac =  Connecting Lake Michigan & Lake Huron.

• Strait of Magellan = Connecting Atlantic & Pacific Oceans.

Palk strait

• Palk strait = Between Tamil Nadu state in India & Sri Lanka.

                                 The location of Ram Sethu.
                                 Rich in natural resources.

• San Juanico Strait = Narrowest strait in the Philippines.

                                            Between the islands of Samar & Leyte.