strait
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Iran and Oman said on Tuesday External link they were working on “future administration” of the strait and costs associated with its navigation.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
Tanker traffic through the strait has climbed swiftly since the U.S. and Iran struck an accord on June 14.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Maritime risk management firm Vanguard said the ship, Singapore-flagged Ever Lovely, continued through strait despite the attack.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
Still, plenty of investors cautioned that worries over a famine-to-feast scenario were unwarranted and that just a few confirmed incidents in the area could easily turn the clock back on the flow through the strait.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
The strait between Siberia’s Chukotsky Peninsula and Alaska’s Seward Peninsula is now only 56 miles wide and about 120 feet deep, shallower than many lakes.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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