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** implicit in the terminology is that the strait allows for navigation, or passage, from one larger body of water to another | ** implicit in the terminology is that the strait allows for navigation, or passage, from one larger body of water to another | ||
* "strait comes from Old French "estreit" for "tight" or "narrow" | * "strait comes from Old French "estreit" for "tight" or "narrow" | ||
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed | click EXPAND to see list of important straits: | ||
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* important straits and channels | * important straits and channels | ||
* '''Bosporus Strait''' | * '''Bosporus Strait''' | ||
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*** [[https://www.morethanshipping.com/the-worlds-top-10-strategic-straits-and-channels Top 10 Straits and Channels (morethanshipping.com)]] | *** [[https://www.morethanshipping.com/the-worlds-top-10-strategic-straits-and-channels Top 10 Straits and Channels (morethanshipping.com)]] | ||
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=== river === | === river === | ||