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Strait of Hormuz

▪️ It is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.

▪️ It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world's most strategically important choke points.

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Strait of hormuz

When a body of water such as a strait is capable of being blocked or even closed in order to control transportation routes, the body is called a “choke point.”

The Strait of Hormuz has become an important choke point in recent years because of increasing Middle East tensions.

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♦️Cook Strait

▪️ Cook Strait is a strait that separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand.

▪️ It connects the Tasman Sea on the northwest with the South Pacific Ocean on the southeast, and runs next to the capital city, Wellington and Picton.

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♦️Cook Strait

▪️ Cook Strait is a strait that separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand.

▪️ It connects the Tasman Sea on the northwest with the South Pacific Ocean on the southeast, and runs next to the capital city, Wellington and Picton.

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Strait of Hormuz

▪️ It is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.

▪️ It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world's most strategically important choke points.

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Bab - el - Mandeb Strait

▪️ Joins Red Sea and Gulf of Aden and Indian ocean

▪️ Between Yemen and Djibouti, one of the important choke points

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Sunda Strait

▪️ The Sunda Strait is the strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.

▪️ It connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean.

▪️ Anak Krakatau, volcano which erupted recently is located on this strait.

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Bass Strait

▪️ Bass Strait, channel separating Victoria, Australia, from the island of Tasmania on the south.

▪️ Connecting Tasman sea on the west and Indian Ocean in the east.

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Cook Strait

▪️ Cook Strait is a strait that separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand.

▪️ It connects the Tasman Sea on the northwest with the South Pacific Ocean on the southeast, and runs next to the capital city, Wellington and Picton.

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Tsugaru Strait

▪️Joins : Japan Sea and Pacific Ocean

▪️ Location: Japan (Between Hokkaido and Honshu Island)

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Strait of Messina

▪️ Strait of Messina, Italian Stretto di Messina, is a channel in the Mediterranean Sea.

▪️ separating Sicily and Italy  and linking the Tyrrhenian and Ionian seas.

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Strait of Malacca

▪️ Strait of Malacca, waterway connecting the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) and the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean).

▪️It runs between the Indonesian island of Sumatra and peninsular Malaysia  to the east.

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Strait of Malacca

▪️ Strait of Malacca, waterway connecting the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) and the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean).

▪️It runs between the Indonesian island of Sumatra and peninsular Malaysia  to the east.

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Strait of Malacca

▪️ Strait of Malacca, waterway connecting the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) and the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean).

▪️It runs between the Indonesian island of Sumatra and peninsular Malaysia  to the east.

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