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Strait of Belle Isle – between Newfoundland and mainland Canada. Bering Strait – between Asia and North America. Boca Chica Pass – an historical strait between the Gulf of Mexico and the South Bay of the Laguna Madre. Bohai Strait – between Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea. Bohol Strait – a.k.a. Cebu Strait.
This is a list of seas of the World Ocean, including marginal seas, areas of water, various gulfs, bights, bays, and straits. [2] In many cases it is a matter of tradition for a body of water to be named a sea or a bay, etc., therefore all these types are listed here.
t. e. A strait is a water body connecting two seas or two water basins. While the landform generally constricts the flow, the surface water still flows, for the most part, at the same elevation on both sides and through the strait in both directions. In some straits there may be a dominant directional current through the strait.
a strait, river, or arm of the sea. used in areas of Dutch influence in New York, New Jersey and other areas of the former New Netherland colony of Dutch America: Lagoon: a body of comparatively shallow salt or brackish water separated from the deeper sea by a shallow or exposed sandbank, coral reef, or similar feature. Lake
The Strait of Gibraltar[1] is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Europe from Africa. The two continents are separated by 7.7 nautical miles (14.2 kilometers, 8.9 miles) at its narrowest point. [2] Ferries cross between the two continents every day in as little as 35 minutes.
The major oceanic divisions are defined in part by the continents, various archipelagos, and other criteria. The principal divisions (in descending order of area) are the: Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern (Antarctic) Ocean, and Arctic Ocean. Smaller regions of the oceans are called seas, gulfs, bays, straits, and other terms.
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These are the straits of the United States. Agate Pass in Puget Sound. Arthur Kill separates Staten Island and New Jersey. Carquinez Strait connects San Pablo Bay and Suisun Bay in California. Chatham Strait between Chichagof Island and Admiralty Island, Alaska. Clarence Strait between Prince of Wales Island (Alaska) and mainland Alaska.