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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.
Strait Location Cabot Strait: Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island: Caicos Passage: Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas: Strait of Canso: Cape Breton Island and mainland Nova Scotia: Carquinez Strait: San Pablo Bay and Suisun Bay, California: Cebu Strait (a.k.a. Bohol Strait) Bohol and Cebu: Chatham Strait: Chichagof Island and Admiralty ...
The Strait of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water, 800 kilometres (500 mi) long and from 65 to 250 km (40–155 mi) wide, between the Malay Peninsula to the northeast and the Indonesian island of Sumatra to the southwest, connecting the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) and the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean). [2]
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.
Map showing the Bashi Channel (AMS, 1950) The Bashi Channel is an important passage for military operations. The Philippines and Taiwan dispute the ownership of the waters because both sides say the region lies within 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) of their shores. The channel is also significant to communication networks.
The Danish straits are the straits connecting the Baltic Sea to the North Sea through the Kattegat and Skagerrak. Historically, the Danish straits were internal waterways of Denmark ; however, following territorial losses, Øresund and Fehmarn Belt are now shared with Sweden and Germany , while the Great Belt and the Little Belt have remained ...
The regime of innocent passage applies in straits used for international navigation (1) that connect a part of high seas or an exclusive economic zone with the territorial sea of a coastal nation (Straits of Tiran, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Strait of Baltiysk) and (2) in straits formed by an island of a state bordering the strait and its mainland ...
The strait is one of the busiest international seaways in the world, used by over 400 commercial vessels daily. [3] This has made traffic safety a critical issue, with HM Coastguard and the Maritime Gendarmerie maintaining a 24-hour watch over the strait and enforcing a strict regime of shipping lanes .