Home›Straits and Channels›All Straits and ChannelsBrowse ByAll Straits and ChannelsReference and ClassificationVerifiedNamed 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.FactsAll Straits and ChannelsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonTypical SalinityWell-attestedSaline 1All Straits and ChannelsFilter Results35 entriesWater Body TypeAllStraits and Channels (World) (35)ContinentAllAfrica (4)Asia (14)Australia (3)Europe (12)North America (6)South America (1)Area or Depth BandAll117,000 to 720,000 sq km (1)15,100 to 115,000 sq km (4)2,400 to 13,512 sq km (1)Bordering Land or CountryAllAlbania (1)Argentina (1)Australia (2)Canada (3)Chile (1)China (1)Cuba (2)Denmark (3)Egypt (1)France (3)Haiti (1)India (1)Indonesia (4)Italy (4)Japan (3)Madagascar (1)Mexico (1)Mozambique (1)New Zealand (1)Norway (1)Papua New Guinea (1)Russia (2)Saudi Arabia (1)South Korea (1)Sri Lanka (1)Sweden (3)Taiwan (1)Tunisia (1)United Kingdom (2)United States (2)Shaped ByAllCrustal Extension (1)Erosion (2)Faulting (2)Glacial Deposition (1)Plate Tectonics (1)Sea Level Change (6)Volcanism (1)LengthAll15 to 320 km (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 35Bali StraitStraits and ChannelsBass StraitStraits and ChannelsBering StraitStraits and ChannelsCook StraitStraits and ChannelsDavis StraitStraits and ChannelsEnglish ChannelStraits and ChannelsKattegatStraits and ChannelsKerch StraitStraits and ChannelsKorea StraitStraits and ChannelsLa Perouse StraitStraits and ChannelsLombok StraitStraits and ChannelsMakassar StraitStraits and ChannelsMozambique ChannelStraits and ChannelsOresundStraits and ChannelsPalk StraitStraits and ChannelsSkagerrakStraits and ChannelsStrait of BonifacioStraits and ChannelsStrait of DoverStraits and ChannelsStrait of GeorgiaStraits and ChannelsStrait of GibraltarStraits and ChannelsStrait of HormuzStraits and ChannelsStrait of Juan de FucaStraits and ChannelsStrait of MagellanStraits and ChannelsStrait of MalaccaStraits and ChannelsStrait of MessinaStraits and ChannelsStrait of OtrantoStraits and ChannelsStrait of SicilyStraits and ChannelsStrait of TiranStraits and ChannelsSunda StraitStraits and ChannelsTaiwan StraitStraits and ChannelsThe BosphorusStraits and ChannelsTorres StraitStraits and ChannelsTsugaru StraitStraits and ChannelsWindward PassageStraits and ChannelsYucatan ChannelStraits and ChannelsSources1. Body of water - Wikipediatier 2WikipediaBody of water, Strait definitionQuote, Body of water, Strait definitionStrait: A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.