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Straits and Channels

Named narrow stretches of water joining two larger bodies of water, such as a strait between two seas or two landmasses. No live bodyofwater entity sits here yet; minted as scaffolding so a future mint lane has an address once one is researched. Belongs here: a named strait or channel. Does not belong here: a wider gulf or bay, held under Gulfs and Bays.

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Strait: A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
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