Most Important Straits For UPSC Prelims Exam - 2017

We are Here with the List of Some of the Most important Starits along with their Map Work.

What is a Strait :- A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.


1) BOSPHORUS STRAIT :- Between : Black Sea and Sea of Marmara

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2) STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR :- Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea

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3) PALK STRAIT :- Between Palk Bay and Bay of Bengal

4) Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb:- Between Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

5) Strait of Hormuz:- Between Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman

6)Strait of Dover:- Between North Sea and English Channel

7) MALACCA STRAIT : Between Andaman Sea(Indian Ocean) and South China Sea




8) STRAIT OF MAGELLAN:- Between Pacific and Atlantic Ocean

9)COOK's STRAIT : Between Tasman Sea and South Pacific Ocean