| Clue | Strait |
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| Connects the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean | |
| Separates Tasmania from the Australian continent | |
| Icy passage between Russia and Alaska | |
| Istanbul is situated on this strait which helps connect the Mediterranean and Black Seas | |
| Separates New Zealand's two main islands, named for the explorer who discovered it for England | |
| Formerly known as the Hellespont, the mythical lovers Hero and Leander drowned here | |
| Connects the English Channel and North Sea between Calais and an English city of the same name | |
| Waters between a US state, the Bahamas, and Cuba, often crossed by refugees | |
| Connects the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, past a namesake British colony | |
| Connects the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean | |
| | Clue | Strait |
|---|
| Separates Vancouver Island from the United States | |
| Connection between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron | |
| Passage around Tierra del Fuego that prevents ships from having to sail all the way around Cape Horn | |
| Passage between Malaysia and Sumatra, a key shipping lane between western and eastern Asia | |
| Separates Sicily from the Italian mainland; possibly the source for the legend of Scylla and Charybdis | |
| Sits between Madagascar and mainland Africa, named for the country to its west | |
| Separates Sri Lanka from India | |
| Channel between Sumatra and Java, home to the Krakatoa volcano | |
| Strait separating Australia from New Guinea | |
| Eastern channel of the Korea Strait and site of a famously decisive battle in the Russo-Japanese War | |
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Countries of Africa 
Countries of Asia 
Countries of North America
