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Sele Strait (a.k.a. Galowa Strait, Revenges Strait) – between Salawati and New Guinea; Serpent's Mouth (Boca de la Serpiente) – between Trinidad and Venezuela; Shelikof Strait – between the Alaska mainland to the west and Kodiak and Afognak islands to the east, in the USA; Sibutu Passage – between Borneo and the Sulu Archipelago
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.
An example of a river running through a sand bar is the Columbia Bar—the mouth of the Columbia River. A stream channel is the physical confine of a stream consisting of a bed and stream banks. Stream channels exist in a variety of geometries. Stream channel development is controlled by both water and sediment movement.
Strait – a narrow area of water connecting two wider areas of water, also sometimes known as a passage; Channel – usually wider than a strait; Passage – connects waters between islands, also sometimes known as a strait; Canal – a human-made channel; Fjard – a large open water between groups of islands
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; Colvos Passage in Puget Sound; Dalco Passage in Puget Sound; Deception Pass in Puget Sound; Detroit River connects Lakes Erie and ...
Satellite image of Bering Strait. Cape Dezhnev, Russia, is on the left, the two Diomede Islands are in the middle, and Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, is on the right. The Bering Strait is about 82 kilometers (51 mi) wide at its narrowest point, between Cape Dezhnev, Chukchi Peninsula, Russia, the easternmost point (169° 39' W) of the Asian continent and Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, United ...
Worst seasons 2000-2002. Record: 5-11, 5-11, 5-11 NFC East finish: 4th, 5th, 4th Playoffs: No We’ve lumped these three seasons together because, well, they were shockingly similar with how ...
An international strait is a narrow natural waterway connecting two parts of the high seas or exclusive economic zones, used for international navigation.Per the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), a transit passage regime prevails in such straits for both ships and aircraft with few exceptions, even when the territorial waters of bordering country or countries overlap.