Map showing the location of the Strait of Otranto.

The Strait of Otranto connects the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea. It is named after the Italian city of Otranto. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1321, 409 KB) A map showing the location of the Gulf of Taranto in the Mediterranean sea, south of Italy. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1321, 409 KB) A map showing the location of the Gulf of Taranto in the Mediterranean sea, south of Italy. ... A satellite image of the Adriatic Sea. ... The Ionian Sea. ... Country Italy Region Puglia Province Lecce (LE) Mayor Elevation 15 m Area 76 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 5,487  - Density 69/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Idruntini or Otrantini Dialing code 0836 Postal code 73028 Patron Blesses Otrantine Martyrs  - Day August 14 Website...

During World War I the strait was of strategic significance. The Allied navies of Italy, France, and Great Britain, by blockading the strait, prevented the Austro-Hungarian Navy from entering the Mediterranian Sea, effectively keeping them out of the naval theatre of war. Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Robert Nivelle Herbert Henry Asquith Sir Douglas Haig Sir John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow... The Austro-Hungarian Navy was the naval force of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. ... Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ...

Coordinates: 40°13′10″N, 18°55′32″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...