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In 1997 and 2004, nearly 100 people died trying to illegally cross the strait following the 1997 unrest in Albania and poor economic conditions in the Tragedy of Otranto and the Karaburun tragedy. In 2006, the Albanian government imposed a moratorium on motor-powered sailing boats on all lakes, rivers, and seas of Albania to curb organized ...
Canada: Southampton Island (to the north-west) and Coats Island (to the south-east) Straits of Florida: Florida and Cuba: Formosa Strait: Taiwan and the Mainland China: Foveaux Strait: New Zealand, between the South Island and Stewart Island: Foxe Channel: Canada: the Foxe Basin (to the north) from Hudson Bay and the Hudson Strait (to the south ...
Category: Straits of South America by country. 6 languages. ... Straits of Chile (2 C, 34 P) F. Straits of the Falkland Islands (6 P) V. Straits of Venezuela (2 P)
The Vlora-Otranto Tunnel is a proposed undersea tunnel that aims to connect Vlorë, in Albania, with Otranto, in Italy, across the Strait of Otranto a narrow strip of water that separates the Adriatic Sea from the Ionian Sea and is about 71 kilometers (44 miles) wide at its narrowest point.
Pages in category "Straits of South America" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. T. Strait of Tiquina
Map of the Dispute of Eastern Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and the Strait of Magellan between Argentina and Chile (1842–1881). The East Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and Strait of Magellan Dispute [1] or the Patagonia Question was the boundary dispute between Argentina and Chile [2] during the 19th century [3] [4] for the possession of the southernmost territories of South America [5] on the ...
The Strait of Otranto, to which the city gives its name, connects the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea and separates Italy from Albania. The harbour is small and has little trade. [7] The lighthouse Faro della Palascìa, at approximately 5 kilometres (3 miles) southeast of Otranto, marks the most easterly point of the Italian mainland.
The damaged Austro-Hungarian cruiser Novara after the battle of the Otranto Straits, 15 May 1917 The Austrians mounted nighttime raids against the barrage, five in 1915, nine in 1916 and ten in 1917. After a raid by four Huszár -class destroyers in December 1916, a conference in London concluded that the drifters were insufficiently defended.