What is Strait?
[[File:Strait.svg|thumb|right|230px|A strait between two land masses]] A '''strait''' is a narrow [[channel]] of water between two land areas. A strait connects two bodies of water. Straits often connect two seas. Many straits are economically and [[strategy|strategically]] important. Straits may be part of important [[shipping]] routes. So, someone who controls a strait can control the shipping. [[War]]s have been fought to control them. Although rivers and canals often connect two large lakes or a lake and a sea, they are not straits. Straits are much larger and wider and do not have water running in a single direction. [[File:LocatorMap Malacca Strait.png|thumb|The Malacca Strait]] == Well-known straits == Well-known straits in the world are: * [[Bosporus]] and the [[Dardanelles]], which connect the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] and the [[Black Sea]] * [[Strait of Dover]], between [[England]] and [[France]], which connects the [[North Sea]] with the [[English Channel]] * [[Strait of Gibraltar]], the only natural passage between the [[World Ocean]] and the [[Mediterranean Sea]] * [[Bering Strait]] between [[Alaska]] and [[Siberia]], which connects the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] and [[Arctic Ocean]]s * [[Strait of Magellan]], connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans north of [[Tierra del Fuego]] * [[Palk strait]], between [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]], the location of [[Adam's Bridge|Ram Sethu]] and rich in natural resources * [[Strait of Hormuz]] connecting the [[Persian Gulf]] and the [[Oman Sea]], through which Persian Gulf [[petroleum]] is shipped to the world * [[Strait of Malacca]], which separates the [[Malay Peninsula]] from [[Sumatra]], and connects the [[Indian Ocean]] with the [[South China Sea]]. (It is one of the highest-volume shipping lanes in the world.) * [[Bass Strait]], which is between mainland [[Australia]] and [[Tasmania]], and connects the [[Indian Ocean]] with the [[Pacific Ocean]]. * [[Torres Strait]] which is between [[Australia]] and [[New Guinea]]. * [[Cook Strait]], between [