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Strategic
WorldWater
BodiesDeveloped by
Joe Naumann
UMSL
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Eastern Hemisphere
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European
Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Dover
Storebaelt
Sicilian Channel
Dardanelles
Bosporus
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Strait of Gibraltar
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Strait of Gibraltar
On the northern side of theStrait is Spain and Gibraltar,while on the southern sideis Morocco and Ceuta, a
Spanish exclave in NorthAfrica. Its boundaries wereknown in antiquity as thePillars of Hercules. There
are several small islands,such as the disputed IslaPerejil, that are claimed byboth Spain and Morocco.
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Strait of gibraltar
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View with perspective
SPAIN
MOROCCO
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View from the Rock of Gibraltar
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Strait of dover
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Strait of Dover
The Strait of Doveror DoverStraitis the strait at thenarrowest part of the EnglishChannel. Most maritime trafficbetween the Atlantic Ocean andthe North and Baltic Seas passesthrough the Strait of Dover,rather than take the longer andmore dangerous route around
the north of Scotland. The Straitis one of the busiestinternational seaways in theworld, regularly used by over400 commercial vessels daily.
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Strait of Dover
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Looking Over the strait of dover
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Storebaelt
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Storebaelt
The Great Belt(Storebaelt) is part ofthe 3 Danish straits (the
Great Belt, the Little Beltand the Sound)connecting the brackishBaltic Sea with the saline
North Sea.
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Storebaelt
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Storebaelt Bridge
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Sicilian Channel
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Sicilian Channel
The Strait of Sicily (SicilianChannel) is the strait betweenSicily and Tunisia. It is about100 miles (160 km) wide and
divides the Tyrrhenian Sea andthe western Mediterranean Seafrom the eastern Mediterranean.Deep currents in the strait flowfrom east to west, and the
current nearer the surfacetravels in the opposite direction.The unusual water flow is ofinterest to oceanographers.
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Sicilian Channel
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Dardanelles &bosporus
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Dardanelles &Bosporus
The Dardanellesis a narrowstrait in northwestern Turkeyconnecting the Aegean Sea tothe Sea of Marmara. Like theBosporus, it separates Europe(in this case the Gallipolipeninsula) and the mainland ofAsia. The strait is anInternational waterway, and
together with the Bosporus,Dardanelles connects the BlackSea to the Mediterranean Sea.
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Dardanelles
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Bosporus
Dardanelles
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Bosporus
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Bosporus bridge
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Middle Eastern
Suez Canal
Gulf of Aqaba
Strait of Hormuz
Bab el Mandeb
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Suez canal &Gulf of Aqaba&
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Suez Canal
The Suez Canalis a largeartificial maritime canal in Egyptwest of the Sinai Peninsula. It is163 km (101 miles) long and300 m (984 ft) wide at its
narrowest point, and runsbetween Port Said on theMediterranean Sea, and Suez onthe Red Sea. The canal allowstwo-way north-to-south water
transportation, most importantlybetween Europe and Asiawithout circumnavigation ofAfrica.
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Suez Canal importance
The Suez Canal was thefocus of British foreignpolicy in the Middle East formany years and they were
determined to protect theirinvestment. Israel andEgypt fought over it in1956, 1967, and 1973.
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Suez Canal &Gulf of Aqaba
Suez Canal
Gulf of
Aqaba
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Suez Canal from space
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Ships in the Suez Canal
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Gulf of Aqaba
The Gulf of Aqaba is one of twogulfs created by the SinaiPeninsula's bifurcation of thenorthern Red Sea. The Gulf ofAqaba lies to its east. The Gulf ofAqaba measures 24 km at its widest
point and stretches some 160 kmnorth from the Straits of Tiran to apoint where the border of Israelmeets the borders of Egypt andJordan. At this northern end of the
Gulf are three important cities:Taba in Egypt, Eilat in Israel, andAqaba in Jordan. All three citiesserve both as strategicallyimportant commercial ports
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Elat, Israel across the gulf
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Strait of Hormuz
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Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow,strategically important stretch ofocean between the Gulf of Omanin the southeast and the PersianGulf in the southwest. On thenorth coast is Iran and on the
south coast is the United ArabEmirates and Musandam, anexclave of Oman. It is the only seapassage to the open ocean forpetroleum exporting Persian Gulf
States. Some 20 percent of theworld's oil supply passes throughthe strait, making it an importantstrategic military location in theMiddle East.
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Strait of Hormuz
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Iranian navy in hormuz
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Bab el Mandeb
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Bab elmandeb
The Bab el-Mandebstrait (1240 North, 43 20 East)separates Africa (Djibouti andEritrea), and Asia (Yemen), andconnects the Red Sea to the
Indian Ocean via the Gulf ofAden. The strait is strategicallyimportant because it isconsidered one of the worlds oil
transit chokepoints. Bab el-Mandeb was the site for of anaval blockade of Israel by Egyptin the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
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Bab el mandeb
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Sailing the Bab el mandeb
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Asian
Strait of Malacca
Taiwan Strait
Korean Strait
Bering Strait
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Strait of Malacca
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The Strait of Malaccais anarrow, 805 km (500 mile)stretch of water betweenPeninsular Malaysia and the
Indonesian island of Sumatra.From an economic and strategicperspective the Strait of Malaccais one of the most importantshipping lanes in the world, anequivalent of the Suez Canal, orthe Panama Canal.
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Strait of malacca
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Sunset over the strait
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Taiwan Strait
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The Taiwan StraitorFormosa Straitis a 180km-wide strait between mainlandChina and the island of
Taiwan. The strait is part ofthe South China Sea andconnects to East China Sea. Ithas been the theatre forseveral military confrontationsbetween the People's Republicof China and the Republic ofChina.
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Taiwan Strait
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Scene on Taiwan
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Korean Strait
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The Korea Straitis a seapassage between SouthKorea and Japan,connecting the East China
Sea and the Sea of Japan(East Sea) in the northwestPacific Ocean. The strait issplit by the Tsushima Island
into the Busan Strait(Western Channel) and theTsushima Strait (EasternChannel).
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Korea Strait
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U.S. Coast Guard patrols
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Bering Strait (w. hemisphere)
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Western hemisphere
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Western Hemisphere
Bering Strait
Cabot Strait
Strait of Belle Isle
Hudson Strait Strait of Florida
Windward Passage
Mona Passage
Panama Canal
Yucatan Channel
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Bering Strait
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Bering Strait The Bering Strait(Russian:
) is a seastrait between CapeDezhnev, Russia, theeasternmost point (16943'
W) of the Asian continentand Cape Prince of Wales,Alaska, the westernmostpoint (16805' W) of the
North American continent,with latitude of about 65 40'North, slightly south of thepolar circle.
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Bering Strait
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Satellite Image
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Cabot Strait
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Cabot strait
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Strait of Belle Isle
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Strait of Belle Isle
The Strait of Belle Isle(French:dtroit de Belle Isle), is awaterway in eastern Canada thatseparates the Labrador Peninsulafrom the island of Newfoundland,
in the province of Newfoundlandand Labrador. Navigation in thestrait can be extremely hazardouswith strong tidal currents, depths
reaching several hundred metersin places, sea ice for 8-10 monthsof the year, and variable weatherconditions including gales and fog.
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Strait of Belle Isle
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Hudson strait
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Hudson Strait
Hudson Strait(620N700W) links the Atlantic Oceanto Hudson Bay in Canada. It liesbetween Baffin Island and thenorthern coast of Quebec, its
eastern entrance marked byCape Chidley and ResolutionIsland. Discovered by explorerHenry Hudson in the year 1610
aboard the British shipDiscovery, it was long thoughtto be the fabled NorthwestPassage.
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Hudson Strait terrain
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Strait of Florida
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Strait of florida
The Straits of Florida, FloridaStraits, or Florida Straitis astrait located south-southeast ofthe North American mainland,
generally accepted to bebetween the Gulf of Mexico andthe Atlantic Ocean, and betweenthe Florida Keys and Cuba. Thestrait carries the Florida Current,the beginning of the GulfStream, from the Gulf of Mexico.
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Florida
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Satellite View
Strait of Flor ida
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View from Havana warf
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Windward Passage
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Windward passage
The Windward Passageis astrait in the Caribbean Sea,between the islands of Cuba andHispaniola. 80km wide, the
Windward Passage has athreshold depth of 1,700m. Itconnects the Atlantic Ocean tothe Caribbean Sea, and is in thedirect path of shipping between
the Panama Canal and theeastern seaboard of the UnitedStates.
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South of Guantanamo Bay
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Windward Passage
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Mona passage
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Mona Passage
The Mona Passageis astrait that separates theislands of Hispaniola and
Puerto Rico. The MonaPassage connects theAtlantic Ocean to theCaribbean Sea, and is an
important shipping routebetween the Atlantic andthe Panama Canal.
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Mona Island
PuertoRico
Dominican
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Panama canal
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Panama canal The Panama Canal(Spanish:
Canal de Panam) is a majorship canal that traverses theIsthmus of Panama in CentralAmerica, connecting the Atlantic
Ocean and Pacific Oceans.Construction of the canal wasone of the largest and mostdifficult engineering projects
ever undertaken. It has had anenormous impact on shippingbetween the Pacific and Atlanticoceans.
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Panama
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Panama Canal
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Locks on the canal
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Ship in the panama canal
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Yucatan channel
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Yucatan Channel TheYucatn Channel
connects the Gulf of Mexico andthe Caribbean Sea, extending for135 miles (217 km) betweenCape Catoche, Mexico, and CapeSan Antonio, Cuba. The northand south equatorial currentsenter the channel from the
southeast and form thebeginnings of the Gulf Stream inthe Gulf of Mexico.
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Yucatan Channel
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View from cuba