Important Maritime passages in the world-part 3

This article discusses about the important Maritime passages in the world part -3

Part -1 Important Maritime passages in the world-part 1

Part -2 Important Maritime passages in the world-part 2

. Saint Lawrence seaway : This seaway extends from montreal in Canada to the great lakes with a system of canals and locks. This seaway permits the ships to to inland to the lake superior from north Atlantic Ocean. It's constructiom began in 1954 and completed in 1959,having a total distance of 370 nautical miles. 

. Torres strait : This strait connects the coral sea with the arafura sea and gulf of carpentaria. It lies between Papua new guinea and northernmost point of Australia. It is an international sea passage but the presence of great barrier reefs make the passage hazardous with a maze of islands and reefs.The strait was discovered by luìs vaz de torres and was named after him in 1606. It extends upto 91 nautical miles.

. Strait of Juan de fuca : This is a large channel which connects the north Pacific Ocean to the ports in Canada Vancouver bay area and the American Puget sound area. International boundary between United States and Canada is in the centre of this channel. The channel is 96 miles long. It has an average depth of 100 metres.

. Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb : This strait connects the red sea and gulf of aden located between the countries of Yemen in East and Djibouti in the west. It is a strategic link between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean sea and contributes extensively in the international trade. It has a maximum length of 31 nautical miles and average depth of 186 metres. 

. Mozambique Channel : It is located betweenbetween Madagascar and Mozambique on the east coast of Africa . It is 230 km away from the coast of Mozambique. It is a very frequently used navigational route by the ships. The channel is 1600 km long and 419 wide in its narrowst point. The channel has a maximum depth of 3292 feet.

. Korea strait : This strait connects the East China sea with the yellow sea and sea of Japan. It is between Japan and Korean peninsula. This passage is really important and highly traffic dense. It is about 120 nautical miles wide and average 100 metres deep.

. Strait of Messina : This strait connects Tyrrhenian sea in the north and Ionian sea to the south, in the central Mediterranean. It is a narrow strait the southern Italy. At its narrowest the strait is 1.9 nautical miles wide. Strait of Messina has a maximum depth of 250 metres.