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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2019General Studies

Question

Yucatan Strait joins which two countries ?

Options

  1. A Mexico and Cuba
  2. B Italy and Albania
  3. C Papua New Guinea and Australia
  4. 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.
A map of the Gulf of Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula, with Mexico, Cuba, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras labelled.
A map of the Gulf of Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula, with Mexico, Cuba, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras labelled.

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