Strait
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A strait is a landform connecting two
Terminology
The terms channel, pass, or passage can be synonymous and used interchangeably with strait, although each is sometimes differentiated with varying senses. In Scotland, firth or Kyle are also sometimes used as synonyms for strait.
Many straits are economically important. Straits can be important
Numerous artificial channels, called
Comparisons
Straits are the converse of isthmuses. That is, while a strait lies between two land masses and connects two large areas of ocean, an isthmus lies between two areas of ocean and connects two large land masses.
Some straits have the potential to generate significant
Straits used for international navigation through the territorial sea between one part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone and another part of the
See also
- List of straits
- Strait passage
- Choke point
References
- ^ "Marine Briefing" (December 2006) Scottish Renewables Forum. Glasgow.
- ^ "The Energetics of Large Tidal Turbine Arrays, Ross Vennell, 2012, preprint submitted to Royal Society, 2011."
- OCLC 1267382284.
Bibliography
- Longhitano S., 2013. A facies-based depositional model for ancient and modern, tectonically–confined tidal straits. Terra Nova, 25,6, 446-452
External links
Media related to Straits at Wikimedia Commons
