Straits & Canals
Geography · जलडमरूमध्य और नहरें · 17 facts
Bosphorus + Dardanelles together connect Black Sea to Mediterranean Sea (through Sea of Marmara)
Strait of Mozambique is the LONGEST strait in the world (~1,600 km)
Ten Degree Channel separates Andaman from Nicobar Islands (India)
Nine Degree Channel separates Lakshadweep from Minicoy Island
Eight Degree Channel separates Maldives from Minicoy (India)
Strait of Malacca connects Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean — busiest shipping lane
Strait of Hormuz is the world's most important oil route (Persian Gulf)
Palk Strait separates India from Sri Lanka
Strait of Gibraltar connects Mediterranean Sea to Atlantic Ocean
Bering Strait separates Asia (Russia) from North America (Alaska, USA)
Strait of Dover is the narrowest part of English Channel (England-France)
Suez Canal (1869) — Egypt — Mediterranean Sea to Red Sea — 193 km
Panama Canal (1914) — Panama — Atlantic to Pacific Ocean — 82 km
Suez Canal has NO locks; Panama Canal uses lock system
Bosphorus Strait divides Turkey into European and Asian parts
Mozambique Channel is the longest strait in the world (~1,600 km)
10° Channel — Andaman & Nicobar; 9° Channel — Lakshadweep & Minicoy