International Strait

It is normal for questions to come from general knowledge in important competitive examinations at all India or state level. Again, the scope of general knowledge is also wide. By studying the questions that come from different topics on Static GK, several specific topics will be discussed in detail. In this case, the topic under discussion is International Strait.

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International Strait

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Formosa Strait: The Formosa Strait is a strait in the Pacific Ocean that separates China and Taiwan and connects the South China Sea and the East China Sea. It is located in the Pacific Ocean. It was formerly known as the Taiwan Strait. It is known as the Strait of Fokien to the Chinese and is called the Black Ditch in the Hakka language. The maximum width of the strait is 180 km and the minimum width is 130 km. Currently, there is a dispute between China and the United States over this strait.

Strait of Tartary: The Strait of Tartary is a strait in the Pacific Ocean that separates Sakhalin Island from the Russian mainland and connects the Sea of ​​Okhotsk to the north and the Sea of ​​Japan to the south. The Strait of Tartary is 632 km long, 7-342 km wide, and 120 m deep. The strait is known as Mamiya Strait in Korean and Mamiya Rinzō in Japanese. International Strait

Yucatan Strait: The Yucatan Strait is a strait in the Atlantic Ocean, separating Mexico to the west and Cuba to the east, and connecting the Gulf of Mexico to the north and the Caribbean Sea to the south. The strait is 200 km wide and about 2,779 m deep at its deepest point near the coast of Cuba.

Strait of Messina: A narrow strait between Calabria on the Italian mainland to the east and the Mediterranean island of Sicily to the west, connecting the Tyrrhenian Sea to the north and the Ionian Sea to the south. The strait was formed by an earthquake in 1908 and separates Sicily as an island from the Italian mainland. The strait is about 32 km long and narrows from south to north. The average depth of the strait is 90 m, with a maximum depth of 250 m. International Strait

Strait of Otranto: The Strait of Otranto is a strait between Italy in the west and Albania in the east, connecting the Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea. The strait is about 800 km long and 160 km wide. The maximum depth is 1,324 m. The narrowest point of the strait is between Otranto, Lecce, Italy, and Vlore, Albania.

Corfu Strait: The Corfu Strait is a narrow strait between the Greek island of Corfu in the Ionian Sea to the west and Albania and the Greek mainland to the east, connecting the Adriatic Sea to the north and the Ionian Sea to the south. On 22 October 1946, the strait was the scene of a clash between the British and Albanian navies, which was referred to the International Court of Justice and settled in December 1949 after a lengthy trial.

Cook Strait: The Cook Strait is a strait that divides New Zealand into the North Island and the South Island and connects the Tasman Sea to the northwest and the South Pacific Ocean to the southeast. It is named after British explorer James Cook, who first crossed the strait in 1770. The strait is known in the local Māori language as “Moana-o-Raukawa”. The narrowest part of the strait is between Picton on the South Island and Wellington on the North Island.

Mozambique Channel: The Mozambique Channel is a watershed between the mainland of Mozambique in the southeastern part of Africa and the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The length of this channel is about 1,600 km and the width at its narrowest point is 419 km. The maximum depth is about 3,300 m. The southern part of this channel extends along the southern part of this channel.

North Channel: The North Channel is a narrow water body between Northern Ireland and Scotland in the United Kingdom, which connects the North Atlantic Ocean to the north and the Irish Sea to the south. The narrowest part of this channel is 19 km wide, known as the Straits of Moyle. The deepest part of the channel is called Beaufort’s Dyke, which is essentially a sea trench. This trench was discovered in 1856. The strait is 50 km long, 3.5 km wide and 200-300 m deep.

Strait of Hormuz: The Strait of Hormuz is a strait between Iran in the northeast and Oman in the southwest of the Arabian Peninsula, connecting the Persian Gulf in the north with the Arabian Sea in the south. The strait is about 167 km long and 39-96 km wide. The strait is also known locally as the Strait of Hormuz. International Strait

Bab-el-Mandeb: The Bab-el-Mandeb is a strait between Yemen in the western part of the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the eastern part of the African continent, located in the Horn of Africa, connecting the Red Sea in the north and the Gulf of Eden in the Arabian Sea in the south. The Arabic word “Bab el-Mandeb” means “Gate of Tears”. Bab el-Mandeb connects the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. The canal is about 50 km long and 26 km wide. Its average depth is 186 m. It is located south of the Red Sea and just opposite it, i.e. just north of the Red Sea, is the artificial connecting canal Suez Canal between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. International Strait

10 Degree Channel: The 10 Degree Channel is located between the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands of the Union Territory of India, located in the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean. It can be said that the 10 Degree Channel separates the two islands. The channel is named so because it extends along the middle of the 10 degrees north latitude. The channel extends about 250 km from north to south and 10 km from east to west. To the north of this channel is Little Andaman Island of the Andaman Islands and to the south of the channel is Car Nicobar Island of the Nicobar Islands.

Sunda Strait: The narrow body of water separating the two islands of the Indonesian archipelago, namely Sumatra in the north and Java in the south, located in the Indian Ocean, is known as the Sunda Strait. This strait connects the Java Sea of ​​the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Indian Ocean to the west. The minimum width of this strait is 24 km and the average depth is 20 m. In the western part of this strait, i.e. in the Indian Ocean, the Krakatau volcano is located. International Strait

Florida Strait: The Florida Strait is a strait between Florida, USA, to the north and Cuba, on the Yucatan Peninsula, to the south, connecting the Gulf of Mexico to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The maximum width of this strait is 150 km and the minimum width is 96.5 km. The strait is about 482.8 km long and its average depth is 1800 m. The warm Florida Current flows along this strait from west to east. ➣ Next Part  ➣ বাংলায় পড়ুন   ➣ हिंदी में पढ़ें