This List of straits is an appendix to the article strait. Simplified diagram A strait is a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water, and thus lies between two land masses. ...

See also: Category:straits

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• Agate Pass - Puget Sound
• Agattu Strait - Aleutians
• Akashi Strait - Japan
• Amchitka Pass - Aleutians
• Anegada Passage - Virgin Islands and Anguilla
• Arthur Kill - Staten Island and New Jersey

Agate Pass or Agate Passage is a strait in Puget Sound connecting Port Madison and Port Orchard. ... Puget Sound Puget Sound (pronounced IPA ) is a sound connected to the Pacific Ocean via the Strait of Juan de Fuca in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. ... Looking down the Aleutians from an airplane. ... Amchitka Pass is a strait in Alaska, United States. ... Looking down the Aleutians from an airplane. ... Anegada Passage is a strait in the Caribbean, at . ... The Arthur Kill, seen from Staten Island, with Carteret, New Jersey in the background. ... Staten Island, in yellow, lies to the southwest of the rest of New York City. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ...

B

• Bab-el-Mandeb - connects Red Sea to Gulf of Aden / Arabian Sea
• Balabac Strait - between Palawan, Philippines and Borneo
• Strait of Baltiysk - between Vistula Bay and Gdansk Bay
• Bangka Strait - between Sumatra and Bangka Island
• Bass Strait - between mainland Australia and Tasmania
• Strait of Belle Isle - between Newfoundland and mainland Canada
• Bering Strait - between Asia and North America
• Bransfield Strait - between South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula
• Bohol Strait - also called Cebu Strait, between Bohol and Cebu in the Philippines
• Strait of Bonifacio - between Corsica and Sardinia
• Bosporus - between Europe and Asia
• Bungo Channel - Japan

The Bab-el-Mandeb (Arabic for the gate of tears) is the strait separating the continents of Asia (Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula) and Africa (Somalia on the Horn of Africa), connecting the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean (Gulf of Aden). ... Location of the Red Sea The Red Sea is an inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. ... Balabac Strait is a strait in the South China Sea, at . ... Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the Mimaropa region. ... Borneo (left) and Sulawesi. ... The Strait of Baltiysk (also Pilawa Strait) is the strait between Gdansk Bay (Baltic Sea) and Vistula Bay in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. ... Landsat photo Vistula Lagoon Vistula Lagoon (or Bay, Gulf) is the sweet water lagoon on the Baltic Sea that is cut off from Gdansk Bay by the Vistula Spit. ... The Bay of Gdańsk (also known as the Gdańsk Bay or Gulf of Gdańsk; in Polish Zatoka Gdańska; in German Danziger Bucht) is a southeastern bay of the Baltic sea enclosed by a large curve of the shores of Gdańsk... Bangka Strait is a strait which separates the island of Sumatra and Bangka Island in the Java Sea, Indonesia. ... Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is the sixth largest island in the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two larger islands, Borneo and New Guinea, are partially in Indonesia). ... Bangka Island is an island lying east of Sumatra, Indonesia. ... Bass Strait (IPA /bæs/) is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland (Victoria in particular). ... Capital Hobart Government Const. ... The Strait of Belle Isle (French: Détroit de Belle Île), sometimes referred to as Straits of Belle Isle or Labrador Straits) is a waterway in eastern Canada that separates the Labrador Peninsula from the island of Newfoundland, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... For other uses, see Newfoundland (disambiguation). ... Satellite photo of the Bering Strait http://209. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Bransfield Strait (63°0′ S 59°0′ W) is a body of water about 60 miles wide extending for 200 miles in a general northeast-southwest direction between the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula. ... The South Shetland Islands or Iles Shetland du Sud or Islas Shetland del Sur or New South Britain or New South Shetland or Shetland Islands or South Shetlands or Sydshetland or Süd-Shetland Inseln are a chain of islands in the Southern Ocean lying about 120 kilometres northward of... Antarctic Peninsula map Booth Island and Mount Scott flank the narrow Lemaire Channel on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula. ... Cebu Strait, sometimes called Bohol Strait, is a strait in the Philippines that separates the island provinces of Cebu and Bohol. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Bohol Region: Central Visayas (Region VII) Capital: Tagbilaran City Founded: March 25, 1565 Population: 2000 census—1,137,268 (18th largest) Density—276 per km² (25th highest) Area: 4,117. ... Cebu is an island of the Philippines. ... The Strait of Bonifacio is the strait between Corsica and Sardinia. ... (Territorial collectivity flag) (Territorial collectivity logo) Location Administration Capital Ajaccio President of the Executive Council Ange Santini (UMP) (since 2004) Departments Corse-du-Sud Haute-Corse Arrondissements 5 Cantons 52 Communes 360 Statistics Land area1 8,680 km² Population (Ranked 25th)  - January 1, 2006 est. ... Sardinia (pronounced ; Italian: ; Sardinian: or Sardinna) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily). ... Bosporus - photo taken from International Space Station. ... This article is very long. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... The Bungo Channel (豊後水道 Bungo suidō) is a Japanese islands of Kyushu and Shikoku. ...

C

• Cabot Strait - between Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island
• Strait of Canso - between Cape Breton Island and mainland Nova Scotia
• Carquinez Strait - connects San Pablo Bay and Suisun Bay, California
• Chatham Strait - between Chichagof Island and Admiralty Island, Alaska
• Clarence Strait - between Prince of Wales Island and mainland Alaska
• Colvos Passage - Puget Sound
• Cook Strait - between the North Island and South Island of New Zealand

Cabot Strait is a strait in eastern Canada approximately 110 kilometres wide between Cape Ray, Newfoundland Island and Cape North, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. ... For other uses, see Newfoundland (disambiguation). ... Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada NASA landsat photo of Cape Breton Island Cape Breton Island (French: île du Cap-Breton, Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Cheap Breatuinn, Míkmaq: Únamakika, simply: Cape Breton) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. ... The Strait of Canso (also Gut of Canso or Canso Strait), is located in northeastern North America near the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada NASA landsat photo of Cape Breton Island Cape Breton Island (French: île du Cap-Breton, Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Cheap Breatuinn, Míkmaq: Únamakika, simply: Cape Breton) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages English, French (Canadian Gaelic) [] Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked... Carquinez Strait The Carquinez Strait is a narrow tidal strait in northern California. ... San Pablo Bay is a shallow tidal estuary that forms the northern extension of San Francisco Bay in northern California in the United States. ... San Pablo bay with Suisun Bay at upper right Suisun Bay (pronounced sue-soon) is a shallow tidal estuary located in central California of The United States of America. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... The Chatham Strait is a narrow passage of the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska. ... Chichagof Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, 57°51′ N 135°34′ W. It is 5,398 km² (2,080 sq. ... Admiralty Island is an island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, at 57°44′N 134°20′W. It is 4310 km² (1,664 sq. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... The Clarence Strait is a strait in southeastern Alaska, in the United States in the Alexander Archipelago. ... Prince of Wales Island is the third largest island of the USA, after Hawai‘i and Kodiak Island. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... The Colvos Passage is the stretch of the Puget Sound in the American state of Washington running west of Vashon Island between the island and the Kitsap Peninsula. ... Puget Sound Puget Sound (pronounced IPA ) is a sound connected to the Pacific Ocean via the Strait of Juan de Fuca in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. ... A view of from the summit of Mount Victoria, Wellington - Cook Strait stretches to the right (west). ... North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ... The South Island The South Island is one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. ...

D

• Dalco Passage - Puget Sound
• Dampier Strait - between New Britain and Umboi Island
• Danish straits - between Scandinavia and Jutland
• Dardanelles - between Europe and Asia
• Davis Strait - between Baffin Island and Greenland
• Deception Pass - Puget Sound
• Denmark Strait - between Greenland and Iceland
• Detroit River - between Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie
• Dolphin and Union Strait - between Northwest Territories and Victoria Island
• Strait of Dover or Pas de Calais - (English Channel)
• Dragon's Mouth (Boca del Dragón) - between Trinidad and Venezuela
• Drake Passage - between South America and Antarctica
• Dire Straits - England

Dalco Passage is a tidal strait within Puget Sound in the American state of Washington running east-west just off the southern end of Vashon Island. ... Puget Sound Puget Sound (pronounced IPA ) is a sound connected to the Pacific Ocean via the Strait of Juan de Fuca in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. ... Dampier Strait and Vitiaz Strait are a pair of straits between New Guinea and New Britain, linking the Bismarck Sea to the north with the Solomon Sea to the south. ... (This article is about the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. ... Umboi Island seen from space. ... The Danish straits are the three channels connecting the North Sea through the Kattegat and Skagerrak to the Baltic sea. ... Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region centered on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe and includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. ... Jutland Peninsula Jutland (Danish: Jylland; German: Jütland; Frisian Jutlân; Low German Jötlann) is a peninsula in northern Europe that forms the only non-insular part of Denmark and also the northernmost part of Germany, dividing the North Sea from the Baltic Sea. ... Map of the Dardanelles The Dardanelles (Turkish: Çanakkale BoÄŸazı, Greek: Δαρδανέλλια, Dardanellia), formerly known as the Hellespont (Greek: Eλλήσποντος, Hellespontos), is a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. ... This article is very long. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... Map of Baffin Island and surrounding areas, including Davis Strait. ... Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. ... Deception Pass is a narrow pass separating Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island, in the northwest corner of Washington State. ... Puget Sound Puget Sound (pronounced IPA ) is a sound connected to the Pacific Ocean via the Strait of Juan de Fuca in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. ... The Denmark Strait is a strait between Greenland and Iceland. ... Landsat satellite photo, showing Lake Saint Clair, as well as St. ... There are a number of lakes named Lake Saint Clair or Lake St Clair. ... Lake Erie (pronounced ) is the eleventh largest lake on Earth[2] and, of the five Great Lakes of North America, it is the fourth largest by surface area, the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume. ... Dolphin and Union Strait separates Victoria Island from mainland Canadas Northwest Territories area. ... Motto: none Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Official languages Chipewyan, Cree, English, French, Gwich’in, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, North Slavey, South Slavey, TłįchÇ« [1] Government - Commissioner Tony Whitford - Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government (no party affiliations)) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 1 - Senate seats 1 Confederation 1870... Victoria Island, NWT and Nunavut. ... Satellite image of the Strait of Dover The Strait of Dover (French: Pas de Calais, i. ... Pas-de-Calais is a département in northern France named after the strait which it borders. ... Satellite view of the English Channel The English Channel (French: La Manche (IPA: ), the sleeve) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. ... Binomial name Arethusa bulbosa L. Arethusa bulbosa, or dragons mouth, is the only species in the orchid genus Arethusa. ... Motto: Together we aspire, together we achieve Anthem: Forged From The Love of Liberty Capital Port of Spain Largest town Chaguanas [1] Official languages English Government Republic  - President George Maxwell Richards  - Prime Minister Patrick Manning Independence    - from the UK 31 August 1962  Area  - Total 5,128 km² (172nd) 1,979... Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ...

E

• East River -between Manhattan, the Bronx and Long Island

New York City waterways: 1. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Housing projects in the infamous South Bronx area. ... Map showing Long Island; to the north is Connecticut and to the west are New York City and New Jersey. ...

F

• Straits of Florida - between Florida and Cuba
• Foveaux Strait - between the South Island and Stewart Island of New Zealand
• Fury and Hecla Strait - between Baffin Island and Melville Peninsula,

The Straits of Florida, Florida Straits, or Florida Strait is a strait located south-southeast of the North American mainland, generally accepted to be between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, and between the Florida Keys and Cuba. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... Foveaux Strait is the strait between the South Island and Stewart Island of New Zealand. ... The South Island The South Island is one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. ... A Rakiura beach Stewart Island/Rakiura is the third largest island of New Zealand. ... Fury and Hecla Strait is a narrow channel of water located in Northern Canada between Baffin Island and Melville Peninsula. ... Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. ... Boothia and Melville peninsulas, Nunavut, Canada. ...

G

• Strait of Georgia - between Vancouver Island and British Columbia
• Strait of Gibraltar - between Europe and Africa
• Golden Gate - between the Marin headlands and San Francisco, California
• Great Belt - Denmark
• Guadeloupe Passage - north of Guadeloupe, ((West Indies))

Strait of Georgia at sunset The Strait of Georgia (also known as Georgia Strait and the Gulf of Georgia) is a 240 km (150 mi)-long strait between Vancouver Island (as well as its nearby Gulf Islands) and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. ... Vancouver Island is separated from mainland British Columbia by the Strait of Georgia and the Queen Charlotte Strait, and from Washington by the Juan De Fuca Strait. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked 5th 944,735 km² 925,186 km² 19,549 km... The Strait of Gibraltar as seen from space. ... This article is very long. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... The Golden Gate The Golden Gate, looking south towards San Francisco. ... Marin County (pronounced mah-RIN) is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. ... Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City; The City; Baghdad by the Bay Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Government  - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area  - City  47 sq mi (122 km²)  - Land  46. ... The straits of Denmark. ... Guadeloupe Passage is a strait in the Caribbean, at . ...

H

• Hecate Strait - between Queen Charlotte Island and British Columbia
• Honguedo Strait - between Anticosti Island and Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec
• Strait of Hormuz - between Arabia and Iran
• Hōyo Strait - Japan
• Hudson Strait - between Baffin Island and Quebec

Islands and major straits of the northern Pacific Northwest Coast The Hecate Strait or Strait of Hecate (Haida: Seegaay) is a wide but relatively shallow body of water separating the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) from the mainland of British Columbia in Canada. ... (Public domain map) The Queen Charlotte Islands or Haida Gwaii are an archipelago off the north-west coast of British Columbia, Canada, consisting of two main islands: Graham Island in the North, and Moresby Island in the south. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked 5th 944,735 km² 925,186 km² 19,549 km... The Honguedo Strait (Fr. ... Anticosti - Landsat photo Anticosti Island (French, lÃŽle dAnticosti) is a rocky, forest covered island at the outlet of the Saint Lawrence River into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, in Quebec, Canada, between 49° and 50° N., and between 61° 40 and 64° 30 W.. It is separated on... NASA satellite image of the Gaspé Peninsula. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Historical map of the area (1892) Map Of Strait of Hormuz Satellite image The Strait of Hormuz (Arabic: ‎, Persian: ‎) is a narrow, strategically important stretch of ocean between the Gulf of Oman in the southeast and the Persian Gulf in the southwest. ... The Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula is a mainly desert peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa and Asia and an important part of the greater Middle East. ... The Hōyo Strait ) is the strait at the narrowest part of the Bungo Channel in Japan. ... Hudson Strait is a strait connecting Hudson Bay to the Atlantic Ocean, running in an west-east direction. ... Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

J

• Johor Strait - between Singapore and the state of Johor of Malaysia
• Strait of Juan de Fuca - between Vancouver Island, Canada and Olympic Peninsula, United States

Geography The Straits of Johor (also known as the Tebrau Strait, Johor Strait, Selat Johor, Selat Tebrau, and Tebrau Reach) is a narrow stretch of water that separates Johor state, Malaysia from Singapore. ... State Motto: Kepada Allah berserah (English: all hopes is to God (Allah) Capital Johor Bahru Royal Capital Pasir Pelangi Sultan Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj Chief minister Dato Abdul Ghani Othman Area 19,984 km² Population 3. ... The Strait of Juan de Fuca separates Vancouver Island of British Columbia from the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state. ... Vancouver Island is separated from mainland British Columbia by the Strait of Georgia and the Queen Charlotte Strait, and from Washington by the Juan De Fuca Strait. ... The Olympic Peninsula is the large arm of land in western Washington state that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle. ...

K

• Kalmar Strait - between Öland and Småland
• Kanmon Strait - between Honshū and Kyūshū
• Kara Strait
• Karimata Strait - between Sumatra and Borneo
• Kerch Strait - between Crimea and Russia
• Kill Van Kull - between Staten Island and Bayonne, New Jersey
• Kitan Strait - Japan
• Korea Strait - between Korea and Japan
• Kwangtung Strait

The Kalmar Strait is a strait in the Baltic Sea, located between the Swedish island of Öland and the Smalandia area of the Swedish mainland. ... Oelandia (Öland) is a historical Province (landskap) of Sweden. ... Smalandia (Småland, literally Small Country) is a historical Province (landskap) in southern Sweden. ... Kanmonkyo bridge from the Moji side The Kanmon Straits (関門海峡 Kanmon Kaikyo) or Straits of Shimonoseki is the stretch of water separating two of Japans four main islands. ... HonshÅ« (本州 Literally Main State) is the largest island of Japan, called the Mainland; it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait. ... KyÅ«shÅ« region of Japan and the current prefectures on KyÅ«shÅ« island KyÅ«shÅ« ), literally Nine Provinces, is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly and westerly of the four main islands. ... A map showing the location of the Kara Strait. ... The Karimata Strait is the wide strait that connects the South China Sea to the Java Sea, between the islands of Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia. ... Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is the sixth largest island in the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two larger islands, Borneo and New Guinea, are partially in Indonesia). ... Borneo (left) and Sulawesi. ... Kerch Strait. ... Motto: Процветание в единстве - Prosperity in unity Anthem: Нивы и горы твои волшебны, Родина - Your fields and mounts are wonderful, Motherland Location of Crimea (red) on the map of Ukraine. ... The Kill Van Kull is a tidal strait approximately 3 miles long and 1000 feet wide separating Staten Island and Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. The name kill comes from an old Dutch word for water channel It connects Newark Bay with Upper New York Bay. ... Staten Island, in yellow, lies to the southwest of the rest of New York City. ... Seal of Bayonne Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ... The Korea Strait is a sea passage between South Korea and Japan, connecting the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan (East Sea) in northwest Pacific Ocean. ... Korea (Korean: 한국 or ì¡°ì„ , see below) is a geographic area, civilization[], and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ...

L

• La Perouse Strait (also Soya Strait) - between Sakhalin and Japan
• Lancaster Strait
• Little Belt - Denmark
• Lombok Strait
• Luzon Strait - between Taiwan and Luzon, Philippines

La Pérouse Strait (Japanese: Sōya Strait 宗谷海峡) is a strait dividing the southern part of the Russian island of Sakhalin from the northern part of the Japanese island of Hokkaido, and connecting the Sea of Japan on the west with the Sea of Okhotsk on the east. ... Location of Sakhalin in the Western Pacific Sakhalin, GOST transliteration Sahalin, (Russian: , Korean: Traditional Chinese: 庫頁島; Simplified Chinese: 库页岛; pinyin: kùyèdǎo Japanese: 樺太 romaji: karafuto), also Saghalien, is a large elongated island in the North Pacific, lying between 45° 50 and 54° 24 N. It is part of the Russian... A picture of the Lillebælt in Denmark The Little Belt or Small Belt (Danish:Lillebælt) is a strait between the Danish island of Funen and the Jutland Peninsula. ... The Lombok Strait is a strait connecting the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean, located between the islands of Bali and Lombok. ... The map of Luzon Strait FUCK SHIT PISS DICK EATER CUNT LICKER PISS DRINKER CUM GUZZLER ur not supposed to be able to edit these pages i suggest you dont put this here!! The Luzon Strait is a strait connecting the Philippine Sea, in the western Pacific, to the South... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ...

M

• Straits of Mackinac - between Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas
• Strait of Magellan - between South America and Tierra del Fuego
• Makassar Strait - between Borneo and Sulawesi
• Straits of Malacca - between Malaysia and Sumatra
• Mare Island Strait
• Martinique Passage - between Dominica and Martinique
• McClure Strait - Melville Island and Banks Island
• Menai Strait - between Anglesey and mainland Wales
• Strait of Messina - between Sicily and mainland Italy
• Mindoro Strait - between Mindoro and Palawan in the Philippines
• Mona Passage - between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico
• Myeongnyang Strait - between Jindo Island and mainland South Korea

The Straits of Mackinac, spanned by the Mackinac Bridge, seen from the southern shore The Mackinac Straits is the strip of water that connects two of the Great Lakes, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron and separates the Lower Peninsula of Michigan from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that comprise the U.S. state of Michigan. ... The regions of lower Michigan and their major cities are identified on this map. ... The Strait of Magellan is a navigable route immediately south of mainland Chile, South America. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Tierra del Fuego (Spanish for Land of Fire) (English pronunciation ; Spanish ) is an archipelago, 28,476 sq mi (73,753 km²), separated from the southernmost tip of the South American mainland by the Strait of Magellan. ... Makassar Strait is a strait between the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi in Indonesia. ... Borneo (left) and Sulawesi. ... Location of Sulawesi Island (light green) among the various islands of Indonesia. ... The Straits of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water between Peninsular Malaysia (West Malaysia) and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. ... Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is the sixth largest island in the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two larger islands, Borneo and New Guinea, are partially in Indonesia). ... Martinique Passage is a strait in the Caribbean, at . ... The McClure Strait is a strait in the Arctic Ocean and part of the Northwest Passage. ... Categories: Canada geography stubs | Islands of Canada | Nunavut geography | Northwest Territories geography ... Banks Island, Northwest Territories. ... The Menai Strait (in Welsh Afon Menai, the River Menai) is a narrow stretch of shallow tidal water about 14 miles (23 km) long, which separates the island of Anglesey from the mainland of Wales. ... Anglesey (Welsh: , pronounced (IPA)), is an island and county at the northwestern extremity of Wales. ... This article is about the country. ... Satellite photo of the Strait of Messina, taken June 2002. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... Mindoro Strait is a strait in the Philippines, at . ... Beach in Northern Mindoro Mindoro is the seventh-largest island in the Philippines. ... Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the Mimaropa region. ... The Mona Passage is a strait that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. ... Early map of Hispaniola The island of Hispaniola (from Spanish, La Española) is the second-largest island of the Antilles, lying between the islands of Cuba to the west, and Puerto Rico to the east. ... The Myeongnyang Strait, just off the southwest corner of South Korea, separates Jindo Island from the mainland. ... Jindo Island is an island in South Jeolla province, South Korea. ...

N

• Nares Strait - between Ellesmere Island and Northern Greenland and connects Baffin Bay with Lincoln Sea / the Arctic Sea.
• The Narrows - between Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City
• Naruto Strait - Japan
• North Channel - between Northern Ireland and Scotland
• Northumberland Strait - between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick/Nova Scotia

The Nares strait is a waterway between Canadas Ellesmere Island and Greenland which connects Baffin Bay to the Arctic Ocean. ... Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. ... Anthem: Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit Nuna asiilasooq Capital (and largest city) Nuuk (GodthÃ¥b) Official languages Greenlandic, Danish Government Parliamentary democracy (within constitutional monarchy)  - Monarch Margrethe II  - Prime Minister Hans Enoksen 2002 Autonomous province (Kingdom of Denmark)   - Home rule 1979  Area  - Total 2,166,086 km² (13th) 836,109 sq mi   - Water... Map of Baffin Island and surrounding areas, including Baffin Bay. ... Lincoln Sea, is a body of water in the Arctic Ocean. ... The Arctic Ocean, located entirely in the north polar region, is the smallest of the worlds five oceans (after the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Southern Ocean), and the shallowest. ... New York Harbor, as seen in a TERRA satellite image. ... Staten Island, in yellow, lies to the southwest of the rest of New York City. ... Brooklyn (named for the Dutch city Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... The Naruto strait (鳴門海峡) is a strait between Awaji Island and Shikoku in Japan. ... The North Channel is the stretch of water which separates Ireland from Scotland. ... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, BSL, NISL, ISL Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Ian Paisley  - Deputy First Minister... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity(English) Wha daur meddle wi me? (Scots)[1] Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots[2] Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... The Northumberland Strait (French: détroit de Northumberland) is a strait in the southern part of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in eastern North America. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Official languages English, French (the only constitutionally bilingual province in the country) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson - Premier Shawn Graham (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 10 - Senate seats 10 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages English, French (Canadian Gaelic) [] Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked...

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• Oresund - between Denmark and Sweden
• Strait of Otranto - between Italy and Albania

Denmark (red) / south Sweden (yellow), connected with the Oresund Bridge. ... Map showing the location of the Strait of Otranto. ...

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• Palk Strait - between India and Sri Lanka
• Pease Strait
• Pertuis d'Antioche - on the Atlantic coast of Western France
• Pickering Passage - Puget Sound
• Port Washington Narrows - Puget Sound
• Porte des Morts - between the Bay of Green Bay and Lake Michigan
• Panama - Between North America and South America (Panama Canal)

The Palk Strait is a 40-85 mi (64-137 km) wide strait that lies between Indias Tamil Nadu state and the island nation of Sri Lanka. ... The Pertuis dAntioche is the name of a strait on the Atlantic coast of Western France, located between the two islands Île de Ré and Île dOléron and the continental coast, between the cities of La Rochelle and the naval arsenal of Rochefort. ... The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one_fifth of its surface. ... Pickering Passage is a strait, in the southern end of part of Puget Sound. ... Puget Sound Puget Sound (pronounced IPA ) is a sound connected to the Pacific Ocean via the Strait of Juan de Fuca in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. ... The Port Washington Narrows is a body of water located in Bremerton, Washington. ... Puget Sound Puget Sound (pronounced IPA ) is a sound connected to the Pacific Ocean via the Strait of Juan de Fuca in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. ... Porte des Morts, also known as Porte des Mortes, the Door of Death, and Deaths Door is a strait separating Washington Island and Door Peninsula, two landmasses that make up parts of Door County, Wisconsin. ... A Tall ship sailing into the mouth of the Fox River The Bay of Green Bay is an arm of Lake Michigan. ... Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one in the group located entirely within the United States. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

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• Qiongzhou Strait - Hainan and Guangdong

The Qiongzhou Strait, also called Hainan Strait, is a body of water that separates the Luichow Peninsula in Guangdong, China, to the north from Hainan Island to its south. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Guangdong, often spelt as Kwangtung, is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

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• Rich Passage - Puget Sound

The Washington State ferry Hyak in Rich Passage heading to Bremerton, WA. The east end of Rich Passage, from a Manchester beach Rich Passage is a tidal strait, in Puget Sound, allowing access to Bremerton, Washington and Dyes Inlet, and separating Bainbridge Island from the Manchester area of the Kitsap... Puget Sound Puget Sound (pronounced IPA ) is a sound connected to the Pacific Ocean via the Strait of Juan de Fuca in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. ...

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• San Bernardino Strait - between Luzon and Samar in the Philippines
• San Juanico Strait - between Samar and Leyte islands in the Philippines
• Serpent's Mouth (Boca del Serpiente) - between Trinidad and Venezuela
• Shelikof Strait - between mainland Alaska and Kodiak Island
• Shimonoseki Strait
• Strait of Sicily - between Sicily and Africa
• Singapore Strait - between Singapore and Indonesia (Sumatra)
• Smith Strait
• Sumba Strait - between Flores and Sumba, Indonesia
• Sunda Strait - between Sumatra and Java
• Surigao Strait - between Leyte and Mindanao islands in the Philippines

The San Bernardino Strait is a strait in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... Samar is an island in the Visayas, which is in the central Philippines. ... San Juanico Strait is a narrow strait in the Philippines. ... Samar is an island in the Visayas, which is in the central Philippines. ... Leyte (pronounced LAY-teh or LAY-tee) is an island in the Visayas group of the Philippines. ... The Serpents Mouth is a straight lying between Icacos Point in southwest Trinidad and Tobago and to north coast of Venezuela. ... Motto: Together we aspire, together we achieve Anthem: Forged From The Love of Liberty Capital Port of Spain Largest town Chaguanas [1] Official languages English Government Republic  - President George Maxwell Richards  - Prime Minister Patrick Manning Independence    - from the UK 31 August 1962  Area  - Total 5,128 km² (172nd) 1,979... The Shelikof Strait is a strait in southern Alaska between the Alaska mainland and Kodiak and Afognak islands. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... Kodiak Island is a large island on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, separated from the Alaska mainland by the Shelikof Strait. ... Kanmonkyo bridge from the Moji side The Kanmon Straits (関門海峡 Kanmon Kaikyō) or Straits of Shimonoseki is the stretch of water separating two of Japans four main islands. ... The Strait of Sicily is the strait between Sicily and Tunisia. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... The Straits Settlements were a collection of territories of the British East India Company in Southeast Asia, which were given collective administration in 1826. ... Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is the sixth largest island in the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two larger islands, Borneo and New Guinea, are partially in Indonesia). ... Sumba Strait is a strait in Indonesia, at . ... Map of Flores Island Flores (Portuguese for flowers) is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, an island arc with an estimated area of 14,300 km² extending east from the Java island of Indonesia. ... The Lesser Sunda Islands; Sumba is in the center Sumba is an island in Indonesia, and is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands. ... The Sunda Strait The Sunda Strait is the strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. ... Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is the sixth largest island in the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two larger islands, Borneo and New Guinea, are partially in Indonesia). ... Java (Indonesian, Javanese, and Sundanese: Jawa) is an island of Indonesia, and the site of its capital city, Jakarta. ... Surigao Strait is a body of water in the Philippines located between the islands of Mindanao and Leyte. ... Leyte (pronounced LAY-teh or LAY-tee) is an island in the Visayas group of the Philippines. ... Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. ...

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• Tablas Strait - between Mindoro and Panay islands in the Philippines
• Tacoma Narrows - Puget Sound
• Taiwan Strait - between Taiwan and Mainland China
• Tanon Strait - between Negros and Cebu islands in the Philippines
• Strait of Tartary (also Mamiya Strait and Strait of Nevelskoi) - Sakhalin
• Strait of Tiran - between the Sinai peninsula and Saudi Arabia
• Torres Strait - between New Guinea and Australia
• Tsugaru Strait - between Hokkaidō and Honshū
• Tsushima Strait - between Iki Island and Korean Peninsula
• Soya Strait -

Tablas Strait is a strait in the Philippines, at . ... Beach in Northern Mindoro Mindoro is the seventh-largest island in the Philippines. ... Panay is an island in the Philippines located in the Visayas. ... The Tacoma Narrows, a strait, is part of Puget Sound. ... Puget Sound Puget Sound (pronounced IPA ) is a sound connected to the Pacific Ocean via the Strait of Juan de Fuca in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. ... Taiwan Strait Area The Taiwan Strait or Formosa Strait is a 180km-wide Strait between mainland China and the island of Taiwan. ... The highlighted area in the map is what is commonly known as mainland China. Mainland China (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: is a geopolitical term which is usually synonymous with the area currently administered by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC); however, it excludes the two special administrative regions... Tanon Strait lies between the islands of Negros and Cebu in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing the location of Negros. ... Cebu is an island of the Philippines. ... Strait of Tartary (Gulf of Tartary, Gulf of Tatary, Tatar Strait, Tartar Strait, Strait of Tartar, also Chinese: 韃靼海峽 , Japanese: , Mamiya Strait and Strait of Nevelskoi) is a strait in the Pacific Ocean dividing the Russian island of Sakhalin from mainland Asia (South-East Russia), connecting the Sea of Okhotsk on... Location of Sakhalin in the Western Pacific Sakhalin, GOST transliteration Sahalin, (Russian: , Korean: Traditional Chinese: 庫頁島; Simplified Chinese: 库页岛; pinyin: kùyèdÇŽo Japanese: 樺太 romaji: karafuto), also Saghalien, is a large elongated island in the North Pacific, lying between 45° 50 and 54° 24 N. It is part of the Russian... The Straits of Tiran are the narrow passages formed by the Sinai and Arabian peninsulas which separates the Gulf of Aqaba from the Red Sea. ... Sinai Peninsula, Gulf of Suez (west), Gulf of Aqaba (east) from Space Shuttle STS-40 For other uses of the word Sinai, please see: Sinai (disambiguation). ... The Torres Strait - Cape York Peninsula is at the top; several of the Torres Strait Islands can be seen strung out towards Papua New Guinea (North is downwards in this image) The Torres Strait is a body of water which lies between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea. ... Tsugaru Strait (津軽海峡 Tsugaru Kaikyō) is a channel between Honshu and Hokkaido in northern Japan connecting the Sea of Japan with the Pacific Ocean. ... Hokkaidō   (北海道, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo and Yesso, is the second largest island and largest prefecture of Japan. ... HonshÅ« (本州 Literally Main State) is the largest island of Japan, called the Mainland; it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait. ... The Tsushima Strait is the eastern channel of the Korea Strait Tsushima Strait (対馬海峡, also known in Western historical reference works as the Tsu Shima Strait or Tsu-Shima Strait) is that part of the Korea Strait located east and south of the Tsushima Islands. ... La Pérouse Strait (Japanese: Soya Strait) is a strait dividing the southern part of the Russian island of Sakhalin from the northern part of the Japanese island of Hokkaido, and connecting the Sea of Japan on the west with the Sea of Okhotsk on the east. ...

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• Vitiaz Strait - between New Guinea and Long Island

Dampier Strait and Vitiaz Strait are a pair of straits between New Guinea and New Britain, linking the Bismarck Sea to the north with the Solomon Sea to the south. ... Long Island seen from space. ...

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• Windward Passage - between Cuba and Hispaniola

The Windward Passage marked in red The Windward Passage is a strait in the Caribbean Sea, between the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola. ... Early map of Hispaniola The island of Hispaniola (from Spanish, La Española) is the second-largest island of the Antilles, lying between the islands of Cuba to the west, and Puerto Rico to the east. ...

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• Yucatan Channel - between Mexico and Cuba