KBC 14: Which of these connects names like Palk, Malacca, and Gibraltar?
Options:
All are straits
Are territories of the UK
Are names of seas
Named after British officers
Answer: All are straits
A strait is a naturally formed narrow channel of the sea that joins two larger two bodies of water. The channel typically lets the water navigate between two land masses.
1. Malacca Strait – It joins the Andaman Sea and the South China Sea. It is located in Indonesia – Malaysia
2. Palk Strait – It joins Palk Bay and the Bay of Bengal. It is located in India – Sri Lanka
3. Gibraltar Strait – This strait joins the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The location of this strait is Spain – Morocco.
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