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Bodies of Water

Strait of Sicily

Straits and Channels

A wide channel between Sicily and the coast of Tunisia, separating the western and eastern basins of the Mediterranean Sea. It has long been a strategically significant naval chokepoint and remains a major migration route across the Mediterranean.

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Italy, Countries
Tunisia, Countries
Sources
Wikidata: Strait of Sicily
Wikidata Q206975, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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