Well-known straits in the world - APPSC G1 G2 - Geography

• the palk strait, between India and Sri Lanka, the location of Ram Sethu and rich in natural resources
  
• the Strait of Dover, between England and France, which connects the North Sea with the English Channel
  
• the Strait of Gibraltar, the only natural passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea
  
• the Bosporus and the Dardanelles, which connect the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
  
• the Strait of Magellan, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans north of Tierra del Fuego
  
• the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia, which connects the Pacific and Arctic Oceans
  
• the Strait of Hormuz connecting the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, through which Persian Gulf petroleum is shipped to the world
  
• the Strait of Malacca, which lies between Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra, and connects the Indian Ocean with
• the South China Sea. (It is one of the highest-volume shipping lanes in the world.)
  
• and the Bass Strait, which lies between mainland Australia and Tasmania, and connects the Indian Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.

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