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  • List of Major Straits in the World: Geography & Location
    1. Strait of Gibraltar - connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean between Spain and Morocco.

    2. Strait of Hormuz - connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman between Iran and Oman.

    3. Bering Strait - connects the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Russia.

    4. English Channel - connects the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea between England and France.

    5. Strait of Dover - connects the English Channel to the North Sea between England and France.

    6. Strait of Juan de Fuca - connects the Pacific Ocean to Puget Sound between Washington State and British Columbia.

    7. Long Island Sound - connects the Atlantic Ocean to the East River between New York State and Connecticut.

    8. Hudson Strait - connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Arctic Ocean between Canada and Greenland.

    9. Strait of Belle Isle - connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of St. Lawrence between Newfoundland and Labrador.

    10. Cabot Strait - connects the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Atlantic Ocean between Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island.

    11. North Channel - connects the Irish Sea to the Atlantic Ocean between Northern Ireland and Scotland.

    12. Pentland Firth - connects the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and the Orkney Islands.

    13. Firth of Forth - inlet of the North Sea on the east coast of Scotland.

    14. Moray Firth - inlet of the North Sea on the north coast of Scotland.

    15. Firth of Clyde - inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the west coast of Scotland.

    16. Firth of Lorn - inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the west coast of Scotland.

    17. St George's Channel - separates Ireland and Wales and connects the Irish Sea to the Celtic Sea.

    18. Bristol Channel - inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between South Wales and Southwest England.

    19. Cardigan Bay - bay on the west coast of Wales.

    20. Sound of Jura - strait between the islands of Jura and Islay in Scotland.

    21. Sound of Mull - strait between the island of Mull and the Scottish mainland.

    22. Sound of Sleat - strait between the Isle of Skye and the Scottish mainland.

    23. The Minch - strait between the Isle of Skye and the Scottish mainland.

    24. North Minch - part of The Minch between the Isle of Skye and the Scottish mainland.

    25. South Minch - part of The Minch between the Isle of Skye and the Outer Hebrides.

    26. Firth of Tay - inlet of the North Sea on the east coast of Scotland.

    27. Firth of Forth - inlet of the North Sea on the east coast of Scotland.

    28. Firth of Clyde - inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the west coast of Scotland.

    29. Firth of Lorn - inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the west coast of Scotland.

    30. Firth of Lorne - inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the west coast of Scotland.

    31. Firth of Tay - inlet of the North Sea on the east coast of Scotland.

    32. Firth of Leven - inlet of the North Sea on the east coast of Scotland.

    33. Firth of Forth - inlet of the North Sea on the east coast of Scotland.

    34. Firth of Forth - inlet of the North Sea on the east coast of Scotland.

    35. Firth of Clyde - inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the west coast of Scotland.

    36. Firth of Lorn - inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the west coast of Scotland.

    37. Kintyre Peninsula - peninsula in Scotland that separates the Firth of Clyde from the Firth of Lorn.

    38. Firth of Lorne - inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the west coast of Scotland.

    39. Firth of Tay - inlet of the North Sea on the east coast of Scotland.

    40. Firth of Leven - inlet of the North Sea on the east coast of Scotland.

    41. Firth of Forth - inlet of the North Sea on the east coast of Scotland.

    42. Firth of Forth - inlet of the North Sea on the east coast of Scotland.

    43. Firth of Clyde - inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the west coast of Scotland.

    44. Firth of Lorn - inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the west coast of Scotland.

    45. Gulf of Kotor - inlet of the Adriatic Sea in Montenegro.

    46. Strait of Messina - separates Sicily and Calabria and connects the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Ionian Sea.

    47. Strait of Gibraltar - separates Gibraltar and Morocco and connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

    48. Bosporus - connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara between Turkey and Europe.

    49. Dardanelles - connects the Sea of Marmara to the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Europe.

    50. Strait of Otranto - connects the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea between Italy and Albania.

    51. Strait of Bonifacio - separates the French island of Corsica from the Italian island of Sardinia.

    52. Strait of Sicily - separates the Italian island of Sicily from mainland Italy.

    53. Strait of Gibraltar - separates the Iberian Peninsula from Morocco and connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

    54. Strait of Hormuz - separates Iran from Oman and connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.

    55. Bab-el-Mandeb - strait at the southern entrance to the Red Sea between Yemen and Djibouti.

    56. Strait of Malacca - separates Malaysia from Indonesia and connects the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea.

    57. Sunda Strait - separates the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra and connects the Indian Ocean to the Java Sea.

    58. Lombok Strait - separates the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok and connects the Bali Sea to the Indian Ocean.

    59. Makassar Strait - separates Borneo from Sulawesi and connects the Celebes Sea to the Java Sea.

    60. Karimata Strait - separates Borneo from Belitung and connects the South China Sea to the Java Sea.

    61. Singapore Strait - separates Singapore from Indonesia and connects the South China Sea to the Strait of Malacca.

    62. Banka Strait - separates the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Bangka and connects the Java Sea to the South China Sea.

    63. Gaspar Strait - separates the Indonesian islands of Bangka and Belitung and connects the Java Sea to the South China Sea.

    64. Strait of Malacca - separates the Malay Peninsula from Sumatra and connects the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea.

    65. Singapore Strait - separates Singapore from Indonesia and connects the South China Sea to the Strait of Malacca.

    66. Karimata Strait - separates Borneo from Belitung and connects the South China Sea to the Java Sea.

    67. Makassar Strait - separates Borneo from Sulawesi and connects the Celebes Sea to the Java Sea.

    68. Lombok Strait - separates the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok and connects the Bali Sea to the Indian Ocean.

    69. Sunda Strait - separates the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra and connects the Indian Ocean to the Java Sea.

    70. Molucca Strait - separates the Indonesian islands of Halmahera and Seram and connects the Molucca Sea to the Halmahera Sea.

    71. Dampier Strait - separates the Indonesian island of Waigeo from the mainland of New Guinea and connects the Molucca Sea to the Pacific Ocean.

    72. Torres Strait - separates Australia from Papua New Guinea and connects the Arafura Sea to the Coral Sea.

    73. Cook Strait - separates the North Island from the South Island of New Zealand.

    74. Foveaux Strait - separates the South Island from Stewart Island of New Zealand.

    75. Bass Strait - separates the Australian mainland from the island of Tasmania.

    76. Spencer Gulf - inlet of the Great Australian Bight on the south coast of Australia.

    77. Gulf of Saint Vincent - inlet of the Great Australian Bight on the south coast of Australia.

    78. Great Australian Bight - large bay of the Indian Ocean on the south coast of Australia.

    79. Gulf of Carpentaria - large bay of the Arafura Sea on the north coast of Australia.

    80. Joseph Bonaparte Gulf - large bay of the Timor Sea on the north coast of Australia.

    81. Van Diemen Gulf - large bay of the Timor Sea on the north coast of Australia.

    82. Beagle Gulf - large bay of the Arafura Sea on the north coast of Australia.

    83. Cambridge Gulf - large bay of the Timor Sea on the north coast of Australia.

    84. Admiralty Gulf - large bay of the Timor Sea on the north coast of Australia.

    85. Clarence Strait - separates Melville Island from the North Australian mainland and connects the Timor Sea to the A

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