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The following 11 entries include the term strait of.
Belle Isle, Strait of
geographical namechannel between the northern tip of Newfoundland and southeastern Labrador connecting the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the Labrador Sea
Canso, Strait of
geographical namenarrow channel in Canada separating Cape Breton Island from the mainland of Nova Scotia and connecting inlets of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the Atlantic
Dover, Strait of
geographical namechannel between southeastern England and northern France, easternmost section of the English Channel; 20 miles (32 kilometers) wide at its narrowest point
Georgia, Strait of
geographical namechannel 150 miles (241 kilometers) long in northwestern Washington and southwestern British Columbia between southern Vancouver Island and the mainland northwest of Puget Sound
Gibraltar, Strait of
geographical namechannel between Europe (Spain and Gibraltar) and Africa (Morocco and Ceuta) connecting the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea; about 8 miles (12.8 kilometers) wide at its narrowest point
Juan de Fuca, Strait of
geographical namepassage of the North Pacific 100 miles (161 kilometers) long between Canada (Vancouver Island in British Columbia) and the United States (the Olympic Peninsula in Washington)
Magellan, Strait of
geographical namestrait 350 miles (563 kilometers) long at the southern end of South America between the mainland and the Tierra del Fuego archipelago and connecting the South Pacific with the South Atlantic
Malacca, Strait of
geographical namechannel 500 miles (805 kilometers) long between the southern part of the Malay Peninsula and the island of Sumatra and connecting the South China Sea with the Pacific
Messina, Strait of
geographical namechannel between the southern mainland part of Italy and northeastern Sicily linking the Tyrrhenian and Ionian seas
Otranto, Strait of
geographical namestrait between southeastern Italy and western Albania connecting the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea
Tīrān, Strait of
geographical namestrait separating Saudi Arabia from the Sinai Peninsula and connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aqaba
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