Maps notes for prelims
IAS Exam is the toughest exam in India. Union Public service commission conducts the exam in three stages- Prelims, Mains, and interview. Geography and mapping is an important topic in the IAS exams, that if one prepares for they can score the maximum amount of marks in these questions.
What is strait ?
A strait is a thin channel of a waterway that connects two large water bodies. There are many water bodies in the world. This is an important area in geography, from where UPSC has asked many questions. It is important to know the different traits of the world as there can be multiple questions asked about this topic, in the UPSC exam. You can find the major straits in the world, listed below:
Important Straits of World UPSC
|
Straits |
Separates land mass |
Joining sea |
|---|---|---|
|
Hormuz strait |
Iran and UAE |
The Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf |
|
Bab-el-Mandeb |
Djibouti, Yemen and Eritrea of Somali Peninsula |
The Gulf of Aden and Red sea |
|
Ten Degree Channel |
Car Nicobar Islands and Little Andaman |
Andaman sea and Bay of Bengal |
|
Sunda Strait |
Java island of Indonesia with its Sumatra island. |
Java sea to the Indian Ocean |
|
Florida Strait |
Cuba and USA |
Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean |
|
Bering strait |
Asia from America |
Arctic ocean and East Pacific ocean |
|
Strait of Gibraltar |
Spain and Morocco |
The Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea |
|
Korea Strait |
Japan and South Korea |
East China sea and sea of Japan |
|
Strait of Malacca |
Malaysia and Sumatra |
The Pacific Ocean to the east with the Indian Ocean to the west |
|
Bonifacio strait |
Corsica island of France and Sardinia islands of Italy |
Tyrrhenian sea and Mediterranean sea |
|
Palk strait |
India and Sri Lanka |
The Bay of Bengal in the northeast with the Palk Bay in the southwest |
|
Bosphorus Strait |
Divides Europe from Asia |
Black sea to Marmara sea |
|
Bass strait |
Tasmania island and mainland Australia |
The Great Australian Bight and Tasman sea |
|
Davis Strait |
Between Greenland and Canada |
The Baffin bay and Labrador sea |
|
Jamaica Channel |
Jamaica and Hispaniola |
Caribbean sea and North Atlantic |
|
Hudson strait |
Baffin island and Labrador peninsula |
Hudson bay and Labrador sea |
| Suez canal | Sinai peninsula & Egypt | |
| Aquaba | Sinai peninsula & S. Arabia |