Strait: a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water
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S.No. |
Canal/Strait | Divided land masses |
Joined water bodies |
| 1. | Bering Strait | Alaska and Siberia | Pacific and Arctic |
| 2. | Bosphorus Strait | Runs through Istanbul (Turkey) separating Asian part of Turkey from its European part | Black Sea and Sea of Marmara |
| 3. | Cook Strait | North and South Islands of New Zealand | Tasman Sea and South Pacific Ocean |
| 4. | English Channel | England and France | North Sea and Atlantic Oceans |
| 5. | Kiel Canal | Runs through Germany | North Sea and Baltic Sea |
| 6. | Palk Strait | India and Sri Lanka | Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar |
| 7. | Panama Canal | Runs through Republic of Panama | Pacific and Atlantic Oceans |
| 8. | St. George’s Channel | Ireland and Wales | Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean (Celtic Sea) |
| 9. | Strait of Gibraltar | Africa and Europe | Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea |
| 10. | Strait of Malacca | Indonesia (Sumatra) and Malaysia (Malay) | Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean |
| 11. | Suez Canal | Runs through Egypt | Mediterranean and Red Sea |
| 12. | Ten Degree Channel | Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands |