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Straits on the World Map

Straits are very small and narrow to be seen on the world map. Use magnifying glass if you want to guess the 15 highlightetd straits on the world map.
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Last updated: January 17, 2024
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First submittedOctober 21, 2016
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Strait
Bab-el-Mandeb
Bering Strait
Bosphorus
Strait
Cook Strait
Florida Strait
Golden Gate
Strait
Kattegat
Korea Strait
Palk Strait
Strait
Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Magellan
Strait of Malacca
Strait
Taiwan Strait
The Narrows
Torres Strait
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Level 76
Oct 21, 2016
wow, great creativity! well done!
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Level 77
Oct 21, 2016
Thanks :)
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Level 64
Feb 23, 2020
The Strait of Hormuz and Dardanelles are pretty significant ones too.
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Level 42
Jun 27, 2021
I just wanted to say that about Hormuz too and can you accept Bab Al Mandab
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Level 61
Nov 5, 2021
I second the recommendation to accept Bab al-Mandab
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Level 64
Feb 23, 2020
Can "Danish Straits" be accepted? The picture looks like it's referring to the whole complex.
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Level 59
Apr 3, 2020
Please accept Bosporus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosporus

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Level 88
May 12, 2020
I second this. I don't remember ever seeing Bosporus spelled with an h, so didn't think to try adding one. In addition to Bosporus I also tried Istanbul; both are mentioned in the wikipedia article as common names for the strait.
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Level 77
May 12, 2020
Done.
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Level 37
May 29, 2020
Great quiz, could you accept Formosa strait alongside strait of Taiwan?
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Level 65
Aug 4, 2020
I thought I just couldn't spell Skagerrak correctly, but now I've learned that the Kattegat is a separate thing.
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Level 75
Sep 11, 2020
Wow, I was sure I was looking at the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Massive facepalm when I saw the answer.
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Level 63
Feb 12, 2022
Too be fair, it is hard to see exactly where the magnifying glass is referring to
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Level 60
Oct 19, 2020
Owowow (ʘ言ʘ╬) suggoi o desu ne!!

But I liked how you used the magnifying glasses, can I use them to for some of my quizzes? Thanks a lot

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Level 77
Oct 19, 2020
Yes, you can.
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Level 47
Oct 24, 2020
I'm not entirely sure that Kattegat is a strait
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Level 55
Dec 18, 2020
Zoomble Magnifying Glass Class plz.
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Level 81
Jan 8, 2021
I found the magnifying glasses made it harder to see what I was looking at. I'd rather just have a circle & zoom in on that.
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Level 57
Mar 6, 2021
Shouldn't Oresund also be acceptable for the Sweden-Denmark strait?
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Level 77
Mar 7, 2021
No, because I zoomed in the bigger one. Yes, you can see Oresund, but if I want it as an answer I would zoom in only it.
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Level 61
Jul 1, 2021
Please accept Öresund and Øresund for Kattegatt. These are Kattegat in Swedish and Danish, the native languages.
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Level 85
Sep 8, 2021
Would recommend adding the Strait of Hormuz. And so few people got the Narrows, maybe add a "The _______" hint for that one.
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Level 74
Nov 2, 2021
At first I tried Verrazzano Narrows because I thought that was the name of the strait and not just the bridge. Fortunately I thought to just try Narrows.
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Level 81
Mar 25, 2024
I also thought that the straight was called that ("Verrazano Narrows") and was getting annoyed that none of my variant spellings were being accepted.

When I saw the answer I was a little put out that the quiz would only accept (what to my mind was) a strange alternative name, but when I double checked on Wikipedia, I discovered that - like you - nope! I was the one mistaken, and it's only the bridge that is called that, not the straight.

TIL.

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Level 57
Nov 2, 2021
Could you add the Bass strait? It's pretty important down here in Australia:)
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Level 68
May 11, 2022
I would recommend adding the Strait of Mozambique and the Strait of Hormuz.
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Level 68
Aug 20, 2022
Nice quiz. Some lenience on the spelling of "Malacca" would be helpful :)
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Level 70
Mar 26, 2024
Nommed! Could you loosen spelling a bit for Bab al-Mandab?