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By: LancelotLink
@ 2012-04-01 08:22:03]]> Africa Seen From Spain
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2012-04-01 08:22:03]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/africa-seen-from-spain/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/africa-seen-from-spain/ Sun, 01 Apr 2012 08:22:03 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/africa-seen-from-spain/ 36.01198100 -5.59989300 <![CDATA[Bougainville Strait]]> Bougainville Strait
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By: kkeps
@ 2011-06-07 17:19:47
Bougainville Strait separates Choiseul Island from Bougainville Island, the next to the northward. It was first passed through in 1768 by Louis Antoine de Bougainville, who christened it. A Lieutenant John Shortland of the Royal Navy sailed through it in 1788, giving the name of Treasury Islands to the numerous islands, lying in the strait. He named the strait after himself, but it became known as Bougainville in the future.]]> Bougainville Strait
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By: kkeps
@ 2011-06-07 17:19:47
Bougainville Strait separates Choiseul Island from Bougainville Island, the next to the northward. It was first passed through in 1768 by Louis Antoine de Bougainville, who christened it. A Lieutenant John Shortland of the Royal Navy sailed through it in 1788, giving the name of Treasury Islands to the numerous islands, lying in the strait. He named the strait after himself, but it became known as Bougainville in the future.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bougainville-strait/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bougainville-strait/ Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:19:47 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bougainville-strait/ -6.57730300 156.34094200 <![CDATA[Hampton Roads]]> Hampton Roads
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Hampton Roads
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-02-03 16:11:02
Hampton Roads is the name for both a body of water and the Norfolk-Virginia Beach metropolitan area which surrounds it in southeastern Virginia, United States. Hampton Roads is notable for its year-round ice-free harbor, for United States Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, NASA, Marines, and Army facilities, shipyards, coal piers, and hundreds of miles of waterfront property and beaches, all of which contribute to the diversity and stability of the region's economy.

The water area known as Hampton Roads is one of the world's biggest natural harbors (more accurately a roadstead or "roads"), and incorporates the mouths of the Elizabeth River and James River with several smaller rivers and itself empties into the Chesapeake Bay near its mouth leading to the Atlantic Ocean.]]> Hampton Roads
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-02-03 16:11:02
Hampton Roads is the name for both a body of water and the Norfolk-Virginia Beach metropolitan area which surrounds it in southeastern Virginia, United States. Hampton Roads is notable for its year-round ice-free harbor, for United States Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, NASA, Marines, and Army facilities, shipyards, coal piers, and hundreds of miles of waterfront property and beaches, all of which contribute to the diversity and stability of the region's economy.

The water area known as Hampton Roads is one of the world's biggest natural harbors (more accurately a roadstead or "roads"), and incorporates the mouths of the Elizabeth River and James River with several smaller rivers and itself empties into the Chesapeake Bay near its mouth leading to the Atlantic Ocean.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hampton-roads/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hampton-roads/ Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:11:02 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hampton-roads/ 36.99487500 -76.31343800 <![CDATA[Sunda Strait]]> Sunda Strait
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Sunda Strait
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-01-25 13:44:00
The Sunda Strait is the strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. It connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean. The name comes from the Indonesian term Pasundan, meaning "West Java.

The Battle of Sunda Strait was a naval battle which occurred during World War II. On the night of February 28 – March 1, 1942, the Australian cruiser HMAS Perth and the United States cruiser USS Houston faced a major Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) task force. After a fierce battle of several hours duration, both Allied ships were sunk. Five Japanese ships were sunk by friendly fire, of which two were refloated.]]> Sunda Strait
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-01-25 13:44:00
The Sunda Strait is the strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. It connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean. The name comes from the Indonesian term Pasundan, meaning "West Java.

The Battle of Sunda Strait was a naval battle which occurred during World War II. On the night of February 28 – March 1, 1942, the Australian cruiser HMAS Perth and the United States cruiser USS Houston faced a major Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) task force. After a fierce battle of several hours duration, both Allied ships were sunk. Five Japanese ships were sunk by friendly fire, of which two were refloated.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sunda-strait/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sunda-strait/ Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:44:00 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/sunda-strait/ -5.91316600 105.84297200 <![CDATA[Kill Van Kull]]> Kill Van Kull
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By: jbottero
@ 2011-01-02 18:24:40
The Kill Van Kull is a tidal strait between Staten Island, New York and Bayonne, New Jersey in the United States. Approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) long and 1,000 feet (305 m) wide, it connects Newark Bay with Upper New York Bay. The Robbins Reef Light marks the eastern end of the Kill, Bergen Point its western end. Spanned by the Bayonne Bridge, it is one of the most heavily travelled waterways in the Port of New York and New Jersey.]]> Kill Van Kull
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By: jbottero
@ 2011-01-02 18:24:40
The Kill Van Kull is a tidal strait between Staten Island, New York and Bayonne, New Jersey in the United States. Approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) long and 1,000 feet (305 m) wide, it connects Newark Bay with Upper New York Bay. The Robbins Reef Light marks the eastern end of the Kill, Bergen Point its western end. Spanned by the Bayonne Bridge, it is one of the most heavily travelled waterways in the Port of New York and New Jersey.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kill-van-kull/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kill-van-kull/ Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:24:40 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kill-van-kull/ 40.64951800 -74.11651600 <![CDATA[Icebergs]]> Icebergs
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Icebergs
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By: milwhcky
@ 2007-05-28 20:07:06]]> Icebergs
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Icebergs
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By: milwhcky
@ 2007-05-28 20:07:06]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/icebergs-3/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/icebergs-3/ Mon, 28 May 2007 20:07:06 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/icebergs-3/ 69.11769200 -50.73228800 <![CDATA[Strait of Messina]]> Strait of Messina
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Strait of Messina
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By: FabFour
@ 2006-10-30 11:02:07
Here's where a suspension bridge should join Sicily and Calabria (southern tip of Italy). Construction was to begin in 2006 but Italian new government has stopped the project because of the strong opposition from part of local population and ecologist movements, concerned about enviromental risks and the high cost of the work.]]> Strait of Messina
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Strait of Messina
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By: FabFour
@ 2006-10-30 11:02:07
Here's where a suspension bridge should join Sicily and Calabria (southern tip of Italy). Construction was to begin in 2006 but Italian new government has stopped the project because of the strong opposition from part of local population and ecologist movements, concerned about enviromental risks and the high cost of the work.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/strait-of-messina/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/strait-of-messina/ Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:02:07 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/strait-of-messina/ 38.24411200 15.63320200 <![CDATA[Palk Strait]]> Palk Strait
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Palk Strait
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-12-05 06:07:33
Channel 40-85 miles (64-137 km) wide separating northern Sri Lanka from southern India.]]> Palk Strait
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Palk Strait
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-12-05 06:07:33
Channel 40-85 miles (64-137 km) wide separating northern Sri Lanka from southern India.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/palk-strait/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/palk-strait/ Mon, 05 Dec 2005 06:07:33 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/palk-strait/ 10.06081100 79.95849600 <![CDATA[The Narrows]]> The Narrows
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The Narrows
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-12-02 09:46:12
The channel between Mary Point on St. John island and Great Thatch Island of the British Virgin Islands.]]> The Narrows
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The Narrows
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-12-02 09:46:12
The channel between Mary Point on St. John island and Great Thatch Island of the British Virgin Islands.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-narrows/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-narrows/ Fri, 02 Dec 2005 09:46:12 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-narrows/ 18.37684500 -64.73968500 <![CDATA[Hormuz strait]]> Hormuz strait
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Hormuz strait
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By: dda
@ 2005-11-08 20:09:41]]> Hormuz strait
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Hormuz strait
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By: dda
@ 2005-11-08 20:09:41]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hormuz-strait/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hormuz-strait/ Tue, 08 Nov 2005 20:09:41 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hormuz-strait/ 26.56396300 56.57959000 <![CDATA[Multi-thruster boat in Clarence Strait]]> Multi-thruster boat in Clarence Strait
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Multi-thruster boat in Clarence Strait
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By: romulusnr
@ 2005-11-07 15:16:32]]> Multi-thruster boat in Clarence Strait
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Multi-thruster boat in Clarence Strait
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By: romulusnr
@ 2005-11-07 15:16:32]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/multi-thruster-boat-in-clarence-strait/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/multi-thruster-boat-in-clarence-strait/ Mon, 07 Nov 2005 15:16:32 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/multi-thruster-boat-in-clarence-strait/ 55.62470100 -132.22075900 <![CDATA[Furber Strait]]> Furber Strait
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Furber Strait
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-11-07 08:43:17
Where the Little Bay flows into Great Bay between the Adams Point peninsula on the west and an unnamed cape of the Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge on the east.]]> Furber Strait
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Furber Strait
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-11-07 08:43:17
Where the Little Bay flows into Great Bay between the Adams Point peninsula on the west and an unnamed cape of the Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge on the east.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/furber-strait/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/furber-strait/ Mon, 07 Nov 2005 08:43:17 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/furber-strait/ 43.09083000 -70.86113000 <![CDATA[Spanish gun battery overlooking the Straits of Gibralter]]> Spanish gun battery overlooking the Straits of Gibralter
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Spanish gun battery overlooking the Straits of Gibralter
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By: kjfitz
@ 2005-09-30 11:15:26
I can't find any reference to this battery. It looks like it consisted of sixteen fixed or disaprearing guns arrayed in a fan so that each gun in succession would come to bear on ships passing in and out of the strait. Probably from the late nineteenth century.]]> Spanish gun battery overlooking the Straits of Gibralter
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Spanish gun battery overlooking the Straits of Gibralter
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By: kjfitz
@ 2005-09-30 11:15:26
I can't find any reference to this battery. It looks like it consisted of sixteen fixed or disaprearing guns arrayed in a fan so that each gun in succession would come to bear on ships passing in and out of the strait. Probably from the late nineteenth century.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spanish-gun-battery-overlooking-the-straits-of-gibralter/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spanish-gun-battery-overlooking-the-straits-of-gibralter/ Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:15:26 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/spanish-gun-battery-overlooking-the-straits-of-gibralter/ 35.90300800 -5.35553500 <![CDATA[Strait of Magellan]]> Strait of Magellan
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Strait of Magellan
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By: Kooothor
@ 2005-08-27 07:40:48
The famous explorator used to pass troughout this little and very dangerous way.]]> Strait of Magellan
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Strait of Magellan
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By: Kooothor
@ 2005-08-27 07:40:48
The famous explorator used to pass troughout this little and very dangerous way.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/strait-of-magellan/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/strait-of-magellan/ Sat, 27 Aug 2005 07:40:48 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/strait-of-magellan/ -52.47608900 -69.51049800 <![CDATA[Bosphorus Bridge]]> Bosphorus Bridge
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Bosphorus Bridge
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2005-08-06 11:25:37
Suspension bridge from Europe to Asia, built 1970-74.]]> Bosphorus Bridge
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Bosphorus Bridge
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2005-08-06 11:25:37
Suspension bridge from Europe to Asia, built 1970-74.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bosphorus-bridge/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bosphorus-bridge/ Sat, 06 Aug 2005 11:25:37 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bosphorus-bridge/ 41.09022000 29.05896700 <![CDATA[Passage du Gois]]> Passage du Gois
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Passage du Gois
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By: kaicarver
@ 2005-06-28 05:29:35
This 4.5-km road to the island/peninsula of Noirmoutier, on the Atlantic coast, can only be used at low tide. Otherwise, use boat, plane, or bridge (visible at bottom left, built in 1971).]]> Passage du Gois
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Passage du Gois
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By: kaicarver
@ 2005-06-28 05:29:35
This 4.5-km road to the island/peninsula of Noirmoutier, on the Atlantic coast, can only be used at low tide. Otherwise, use boat, plane, or bridge (visible at bottom left, built in 1971).]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/passage-du-gois/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/passage-du-gois/ Tue, 28 Jun 2005 05:29:35 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/passage-du-gois/ 46.91162100 -2.13478100 <![CDATA[Euripus Strait]]> Euripus Strait
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Euripus Strait
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By: yubyub41
@ 2005-06-23 14:04:20
A strait of water seperating the island of Euboea from mainland Greece. Considered to be the narrowest strait (between two large bodies of land) in the world. (Zoom out to see how small the strait is in comparison to the island it is seperating).]]> Euripus Strait
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Euripus Strait
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By: yubyub41
@ 2005-06-23 14:04:20
A strait of water seperating the island of Euboea from mainland Greece. Considered to be the narrowest strait (between two large bodies of land) in the world. (Zoom out to see how small the strait is in comparison to the island it is seperating).]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/euripus-strait/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/euripus-strait/ Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:04:20 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/euripus-strait/ 38.46292000 23.58921300 <![CDATA[Dardanelles Strait]]> Dardanelles Strait
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Dardanelles Strait
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@ 2005-06-22 23:02:50]]> Dardanelles Strait
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Dardanelles Strait
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@ 2005-06-22 23:02:50]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dardanelles-strait/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dardanelles-strait/ Wed, 22 Jun 2005 23:02:50 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dardanelles-strait/ 40.28274500 26.54708900 <![CDATA[Bab-el-Mandeb Strait]]> Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
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Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
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By: hkfczrqj
@ 2005-06-22 22:53:29
The strait separates Africa (Djibouti) and Asia (Yemen).]]> Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
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Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
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By: hkfczrqj
@ 2005-06-22 22:53:29
The strait separates Africa (Djibouti) and Asia (Yemen).]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bab-el-mandeb-strait/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bab-el-mandeb-strait/ Wed, 22 Jun 2005 22:53:29 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bab-el-mandeb-strait/ 12.63427700 43.39599600 <![CDATA[Bosporus Strait]]> Bosporus Strait
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Bosporus Strait
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By: yubyub41
@ 2005-06-22 20:37:25
Channel connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea (via the Sea of Mamara). Also divides Europe from Asia. Two bridges cross the Bosporus, the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, and the Bosporus Bridge.]]> Bosporus Strait
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Bosporus Strait
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By: yubyub41
@ 2005-06-22 20:37:25
Channel connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea (via the Sea of Mamara). Also divides Europe from Asia. Two bridges cross the Bosporus, the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, and the Bosporus Bridge.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bosporus-strait/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bosporus-strait/ Wed, 22 Jun 2005 20:37:25 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bosporus-strait/ 41.07307400 29.05471800