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Analyze the map below and answer the questions that follow. A satellite map of the Arabian Strait. A body of water is circled between the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. Image courtesy of NASA The body of water circled on the map above is called the __________. A. Strait of Hormuz B. Suez Canal C. Panama Canal D. Tigris River

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The Strait of Hormuz (/hɔːrˈmuːz/ Persian: تنگه هرمز‎ Tangeh-ye Hormoz About this soundlisten (help·info) Arabic: مَضيق هُرمُز‎‎ Maḍīq Hurmuz ) is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world's most strategically important choke points.[1] On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast the United Arab Emirates and Musandam, an exclave of Oman. The strait is about 90 nautical miles (167 km) long, with a width varying from about 52 nautical miles (96 km) to 21 nautical miles (39 km).[2][3]

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