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Friday, January 7, 2011

FAMOUS SEA PORTS

FAMOUS SEA PORTS
• Abadan is in Iran.
• Alexandria is in Egypt.
• Antwerp is in Belgium.
• Aqaba is in Jordan.
• Bandar Bushehr is in Iran.
• Bristol is in UK.
• Cardiff is in UK.
• Plymouth is in UK
• Le Harve is in France.
• Marseilles is in France.
• New Orleans is in USA.
• Penang is in Malaysia.
• Chalna is in Bangladesh.
• Dammam is in Saudi Arabia.
• Glasgow is in UK.
• Hambrug is in Germany.
• Hochi Minh is in Vietnam.
• Honolulu is in USA.
• Latakia is in Syria.
• Phildelphia is in USA.
• Port Said is in Egypt.
• Rio-de-Janeiro is in Brazil.
• Rotterdam is in Netherlands.
• Tartous is in Syria.
• Valparaiso is in Chile.
• Yokohama is in Japan.
• Zadar is in Croatia.
• Pondicherry is in India south of Chennai.
• Port Hercourt is the 2nd largest port of Nigeria.
• Darwin is the sea port of Australia.
• "Haifa" is the seaport of which country? Israel.
• Seattle sea pot.... USA
• Santos is known as the “Coffee Port” of the world.
• In which US state is its highest mountain- Alaska – Mount McKinley
• Dickson is the seaport of Malaysia.
• Tartus is the seaport of Syria.

FAMOUS STRAITS
• Palk Strait separates India from Sri Lanaka.
• Babul Mandab strait separates Arabia from Africa.
• Babel-Mandab strait leads into the Red Sea.
• Red sea is b/w Arabia and Africa.
• Davis Strait separates Greenland from Baffin Island.
• The Davis Strait lies between Canada and Greenland

• Messina strait separates Italy from Sicily.
• Johor strait separates Malaysia from Singapore.
• Bass Strait separates Australia from Tasmania.
• Florida Strait separates Cuba from Florida. It joins Atlantic Ocean with Gulf of Mexico.
• Dover strait separates England from France.
• Gibraltar Strait separates Spain and Africa and joins Mediterranean Sea with Atlantic Ocean.

• Torres Strait separates Australia and Papua New Guinea
• Bering Strait separates Asia from Africa and joins the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.
• Bosporus Strait connects Black Sea with the Sea of Marmora.
• Dardanelles strait (Turkey) joins Marmora sea with Aegean Sea.
• Malacca (Indonesia) strait separates Sumatra from Malay Peninsula. It is longest strait in the world.
• Mozambique strait is the broadest strait in the world. It is b/w Mozambique and Madagascar.
• Sunda strait separates Sumatra from Java Island.
• 40% of world oil passes through... Strait of Hormuz
• The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz

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