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Pages in category "Straits of Asia" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bab Iskender;
Category: Straits of Asia by country. 8 languages. ... Straits of South Korea (5 P) Straits of Sri Lanka (1 C, 1 P) T. Straits of Taiwan (1 C, 4 P) Straits of ...
Europe and Asia Davis Strait: Baffin Island and Greenland: Deception Pass: Puget Sound: Denmark Strait: Greenland and Iceland: La Désirade Passage: Guadeloupe: Detroit River: Connects Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie. Separates the province of Ontario, Canada, and the state of Michigan, USA (The word "détroit" is French for "strait".) Dixon Entrance
Straits of Asia by country (15 C) Straits of Europe by country (21 C) Straits of Oceania by country (5 C) ... Straits of the United States (1 C, 5 P) V.
Category: Straits of Southeast Asia. ... Straits of East Timor (2 P) I. Straits of Indonesia (4 C, 27 P) M. Straits of Malaysia (1 C, 5 P) S. Straits of Singapore (1 ...
Fishermen have used the strait as a fishing resource since time immemorial. In the modern world, it is the gateway used by ships of almost every kind on passage to and from nearly all the important ports in Northeast Asia. [23]
The Strait of Malacca became an important maritime trade route between India and China. The importance of the Strait of Malacca in global trade networks continued well into later centuries with the rise of the Malacca Sultanate in the 15th century, the Johor Sultanate, the Straits Settlements, and the modern city-state of Singapore.
The Bosporus or Bosphorus Strait (/ ˈ b ɒ s p ər ə s, ˈ b ɒ s f ər ə s / BOSS-pər-əs, BOSS-fər-əs; [a] Turkish: İstanbul Boğazı, lit. 'Istanbul strait', colloquially Boğaz) is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul, Turkey.