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* important straits and channels
* important straits and channels
* Bosporus Strait:
* '''Bosporus Strait'''
** connects Black Sea to Aegean/Mediterranean Seas
** connects Black Sea to Aegean/Mediterranean Seas
* Strait of Gibraltar
* '''Strait of Gibraltar'''
** connects Mediterranean Sea to Atlantic Ocean
** connects Mediterranean Sea to Atlantic Ocean
** ancient Greeks called the promontories on either side of the Strait of Gibraltar the "Pillars of Hercules", which marked the passage from the Mediterranean Sea into the Atlantic Ocean
** ancient Greeks called the promontories on either side of the Strait of Gibraltar the "Pillars of Hercules", which marked the passage from the Mediterranean Sea into the Atlantic Ocean
* Strait of Magellan
* '''Strait of Magellan'''
** connects Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
** connects Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
** the passageway near the southern tip of South America that was navigated by the explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who led the first expedition to circumnavigated the globe
** the passageway near the southern tip of South America that was navigated by the explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who led the first expedition to circumnavigated the globe
** the Strait of Magellan is not "straight" -- is actually a U-shaped pathway formed by the Tierra del Fuego archipelago (chain of islands)
** the Strait of Magellan is not "straight" -- is actually a U-shaped pathway formed by the Tierra del Fuego archipelago (chain of islands)
* Beagle Channel
* '''Beagle Channel'''
** a second, less navigable passageway near the southern tip of South America that was navigated by Charles Darwin on the HMS Beagle  
** a second, less navigable passageway near the southern tip of South America that was navigated by Charles Darwin on the HMS Beagle  
** NOTE: the open-ocean passageway, around the very tip of South America is called "Drake's Passage", named for English explorer Francis Drake who circumnavigated the globe
** NOTE: the open-ocean passageway, around the very tip of South America is called "Drake's Passage", named for English explorer Francis Drake who circumnavigated the globe
* Strait of Hormuz
* '''Strait of Hormuz'''
* Bering Strait
* '''Bering Strait'''
* Strait of Messina
* '''Strait of Messina'''
* Bab-el Mendeb Strait
* '''Bab-el Mendeb Strait'''
* Strait of Malacca
* '''Strait of Malacca'''
* '''Strait of Dover'''
** See:  
** See:  
*** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait Strait (wiki)]]
*** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait Strait (wiki)]]
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* Click EXPAND to see list of important straits
* Click EXPAND to see list of important straits
=== river ===
=== river ===
=== stream ===
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