Interesting Facts about Straits of World
Longest strait of world – Strait of Malacca which separates Malay peninsula from Sumatra island of Indonesia. It is 800 Km long.
Widest strait of world – Denmark strait (or Greenland strait) which separates Greenland from Iceland. It is 290 km wide at the narrowest point.
Narrowest strait of world – Bosphorus strait, at the narrowest point the width is 800 m.
Shallowest strait of world – Sunda strait, at the eastern part the depth decreases to about 20 mt making it very difficult for navigation.
Strait that separates Asia from America – Bering strait.
Strait that separates Australia from Tasmania – Bass strait
Strait that separates Europe from Africa – Gibraltar strait
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