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A map of the Gulf of Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula, with Mexico, Cuba, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras labelled.
HCS (Haryana)Prelims2019General Studies
Question
Yucatan Strait joins which two countries ?
Options
- A Mexico and Cuba
- B Italy and Albania
- C Papua New Guinea and Australia
- D Indonesia and Malaysia
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Correct Answer
A Mexico and Cuba
Model Answer
- The Strait of Yucatan is also known as Yucatan Channel.
- It is a strait between Mexico and Cuba.
- The Strait connects the Yucatan Basin of the Caribbean Sea with the Gulf of Mexico.
- At its deepest point near the coast of Cuba, It is just over 200 kilometres wide and nearly 2800 meters deep.
- The Straits of Yucatan separates Cuba from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.
Additional Information
- The strait of Malacca separates Malaysia and Indonesia.
- The strait of Otranto connects the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea and separates Italy from Albania.
- The Torres Strait is a strait between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea.
