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  • A. France and Spain
  • B. Northern England and Scotland
  • C. England and Ireland
  • D. Southern England and northern France

Explanation: The Channel lies between southern England and northern France.

Correct answer: Southern England and northern France
  • A. Northeastern Ireland and southwestern Scotland
  • B. Southeastern Ireland and southwestern Wales
  • C. England and the Isle of Man
  • D. Scotland and the Orkney Islands

Explanation: The North Channel runs between Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Correct answer: Northeastern Ireland and southwestern Scotland
  • A. England and France
  • B. Southeastern Ireland and southwestern Wales
  • C. Wales and Cornwall
  • D. Northeastern Ireland and southwestern Scotland

Explanation: St George's Channel separates Ireland's southeast from Wales.

Correct answer: Southeastern Ireland and southwestern Wales
  • A. The Adriatic Sea and the Aegean Sea
  • B. The Tyrrhenian Sea and the Ionian Sea
  • C. The Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea
  • D. The Aegean Sea and the Ionian Sea

Explanation: The Strait of Otranto links the Adriatic to the Ionian Sea.

Correct answer: The Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea
  • A. Italy and Greece
  • B. Greece and Albania
  • C. Italy and Croatia
  • D. Italy and Albania

Explanation: The strait separates Italy's heel from Albania.

Correct answer: Italy and Albania
  • A. Sicily
  • B. Corsica
  • C. Elba
  • D. Sardinia

Explanation: The Strait of Messina runs between Sicily and the Italian toe.

Correct answer: Sicily
  • A. The Aegean Sea and the Ionian Sea
  • B. The Tyrrhenian Sea and the Ionian Sea
  • C. The Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea
  • D. The Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea

Explanation: The strait links the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Ionian Sea.

Correct answer: The Tyrrhenian Sea and the Ionian Sea
  • A. Sicily and Sardinia
  • B. Corsica and Elba
  • C. Corsica and Sardinia
  • D. Sardinia and Mallorca

Explanation: The Strait of Bonifacio lies between French Corsica and Italian Sardinia.

Correct answer: Corsica and Sardinia
  • A. Spain and Italy
  • B. France and Spain
  • C. Italy and France
  • D. France and Italy

Explanation: Corsica is French and Sardinia is Italian.

Correct answer: France and Italy
  • A. Denmark and Sweden
  • B. Denmark and the Netherlands
  • C. Denmark and Germany
  • D. Sweden and Norway

Explanation: The Øresund strait separates Denmark from Sweden.

Correct answer: Denmark and Sweden
  • A. Greenland and Baffin Island
  • B. Greenland and Iceland
  • C. Iceland and Britain
  • D. Baffin Island and Victoria Island

Explanation: The Denmark Strait runs between Greenland and Iceland.

Correct answer: Greenland and Iceland
  • A. The Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea
  • B. The Labrador Sea and the Greenland Sea
  • C. The Greenland Sea and the Irminger Sea
  • D. The Norwegian Sea and the North Sea

Explanation: The strait links the Greenland Sea to the Irminger Sea.

Correct answer: The Greenland Sea and the Irminger Sea
  • A. Iceland and Jan Mayen
  • B. Greenland and Iceland
  • C. Baffin Island and Victoria Island
  • D. Greenland and Baffin Island

Explanation: The Davis Strait separates Greenland from Canada's Baffin Island.

Correct answer: Greenland and Baffin Island
  • A. Baffin Bay and the Labrador Sea
  • B. Hudson Bay and the Atlantic Ocean
  • C. The Greenland Sea and Baffin Bay
  • D. The Labrador Sea and the Gulf of St Lawrence

Explanation: The strait links Baffin Bay in the north to the Labrador Sea in the south.

Correct answer: Baffin Bay and the Labrador Sea
  • A. The Boothia Peninsula
  • B. The Ungava Peninsula
  • C. The Melville Peninsula
  • D. The Labrador Peninsula

Explanation: The Hudson Strait runs between Baffin Island and Quebec's Ungava Peninsula.

Correct answer: The Ungava Peninsula
  • A. Mexico and Guatemala
  • B. Mexico and Belize
  • C. Mexico and Cuba
  • D. Cuba and Jamaica

Explanation: The Yucatán Channel lies between Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula and Cuba.

Correct answer: Mexico and Cuba
  • A. The Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
  • B. The Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean
  • C. The Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico
  • D. The Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico

Explanation: The channel links the Caribbean Sea to the Gulf of Mexico.

Correct answer: The Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico
  • A. The Atlantic Ocean
  • B. The Indian Ocean
  • C. The Arctic Ocean
  • D. The Pacific Ocean

Explanation: The Straits of Florida join the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic.

Correct answer: The Atlantic Ocean
  • A. South Georgia
  • B. Tierra del Fuego
  • C. The Galápagos
  • D. The Falklands

Explanation: The strait separates the mainland from the Tierra del Fuego archipelago.

Correct answer: Tierra del Fuego
  • A. The Atlantic and Indian oceans
  • B. The Pacific and Indian oceans
  • C. The Atlantic and Pacific oceans
  • D. The Atlantic and Arctic oceans

Explanation: The strait is a natural Atlantic–Pacific passage at South America's tip.

Correct answer: The Atlantic and Pacific oceans