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An introduction to the video topic: straits. A strait is a landform connecting two seas or two water bodies facilitating commercial shipping between two landmasses.
Park Strait connects India (Tamil Nadu, Rameshwaram) and Sri Lanka, linking the Gulf of Mannar and the Bay of Bengal.
The Malacca Strait is the longest strait, connecting Malaysia and Indonesia, and linking the Andaman Sea to the South China Sea.
Brief overview of the Tsushima Strait (East China Sea and Sea of Japan) and the Tsugaru Strait (Sea of Japan and Pacific Ocean).
Bass Strait is located between Australia and Tasmania, connecting the Indian Ocean and the Tasman Sea/Pacific Ocean.
The Yucatán Strait connects the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The Strait of Messina is in the Mediterranean Sea, located in Italy.
The Sunda Strait, located in Indonesia between Sumatra and Java, connects the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean.
Cook Strait is situated in New Zealand between the North and South Islands, connecting the Tasman Sea and the South Pacific Ocean.
Bering Strait lies between Russia and Alaska (USA), connecting the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean.
The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Bab-el-Mandeb Strait links the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Mozambique Channel lies between Mozambique and Madagascar, connecting to the Indian Ocean.
The North Channel is between Northern Ireland, UK and Scotland, connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.
The Strait of Gibraltar links the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, located between Spain and Morocco.
The 10 Degree Channel connects the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, located in the Indian Ocean, separating the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The English Channel lies between the UK and France connecting the Celtic Sea and the North Sea, a very busy shipping area. The Dover Strait, between the UK and France, links the North Sea and the Celtic Sea.