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This list of straits is an appendix to the article strait. For "Strait of.." or for "The.. " see the first letter of the word which follows the article.
Maps exhibiting the world's oceanic waters. A continuous body of water encircling Earth, the World/Global Ocean is divided into a number of principal areas. Five oceanic divisions are usually recognized: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern/Antarctic; the last two listed are sometimes consolidated into the first three.
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.
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.
Straits of the United Kingdom (1 C) Straits of the United States (1 C, 5 P) V. Straits of Venezuela (2 P) This page was last edited on 5 August 2016, at 21:17 (UTC). ...
The Bering Strait and Bering Sea separate the landmasses of Asia and North America, as well as forming the international boundary between Russia and the United States. This national and continental boundary separates the Diomede Islands in the Bering Strait, with Big Diomede in Russia and Little Diomede in the U.S.
Map of Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), designed in 1422 by Florentine cartographer Cristoforo Buondelmonti. This is the oldest surviving map of the city, and the only surviving map that predates the Turkish conquest of 1453. The Bosporus is visible along the right-hand side of the map, wrapping vertically around the historic city.
This category may include: (1) straits that are within the territorial waters of two or more states and (2) straits that are international waters. Subcategories This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total.