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                    IMPORTANT CANAL AND STRAITS OF THE

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                                                                                Water Bodies
                    Strait/Canal            Land masses divided
                                                                                     joined

                     Suez Canal              Runs through Egypt               Mediterranean and
                                                                                    Red Sea
                      Kiel Canal           Runs through Germany              North Sea and Baltic
                                                                                      Sea

                    Bering Strait             Alaska and Siberia              Pacific and Arctic
                      Palk Strait            India and Sri Lanka              Bay of Bengal and
                                                                                Gulf of Mannar

                       Strait of              Africa and Europe               Atlantic Ocean and
                       Gibraltar                                              Mediterranean Sea
                       Strait of           Indonesia (Sumatra) and            Pacific Ocean and
                       Malacca                 Malaysia (Malay)                  Indian Ocean

                    Panama Canal          Runs through Republic of           Pacific and Atlantic
                                                    Panama                          Oceans

                       English               England and France                 North Sea and
                       Channel                                                 Atlantic Oceans
                     St. George's             Ireland and Wales                  Irish Sea and
                       Channel                                                  Atlantic Ocean
                                                                                  (Celtic Sea)

                     Cook Strait      North and South Islands of New           Tasman Sea and
                                                    Zealand                  South Pacific Ocean

                     Ten Degree        Andaman Islands and Nicobar                      -
                       Channel                       Islands
                      Bosphorus        Runs through Istanbul (Turkey)         Black Sea and Sea
                         Strait        separating Asian part of Turkey            of Marmara
                                            from its European part

                       Duncan               Rutland Island (Great             Bay of Bengal and
                       Passage         Andaman) and Little Andaman               Andaman Sea
                    Eight Degree       Ihavandiffulu Atoll (Maldives)             Arabian Sea
                       Channel                and Minicoy Island
                                                (Lakshadweep)
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