Strait of Gibraltar: Connects the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, between Spain and Morocco
Bosporus: Strait through Istanbul linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara
Dardanelles: Strait in Turkey linking the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara
Bering Strait: Between Alaska and Russia, joins the Pacific and Arctic oceans
Strait of Hormuz: Narrow waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman
Strait of Malacca: Between Malaysia and Sumatra; a busy shipping lane
Strait of Magellan: Passage at the southern tip of South America
Strait of Dover: Narrowest part of the English Channel, between England and France
Bab-el-Mandeb: Strait between Yemen and Djibouti at the south end of the Red Sea
Strait of Mackinac: Connects Lake Michigan and Lake Huron
Taiwan Strait: Between Taiwan and mainland China
Torres Strait: Between Australia and Papua New Guinea
Bass Strait: Between mainland Australia and Tasmania
Cook Strait: Between New Zealand's North and South islands
Davis Strait: Between Greenland and Baffin Island
Drake Passage: Between South America and Antarctica
Strait of Florida: Between Florida and Cuba
Strait of Juan de Fuca: Between Washington State and Vancouver Island
Panama Canal: Links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across Panama
Suez Canal: Links the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea across Egypt
Erie Canal: New York State; joined the Hudson River to Lake Erie
Kiel Canal: Germany; links the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
Corinth Canal: Greece; cuts across a narrow neck of land
Grand Canal (China): Very old canal running north to south in China
Soo Locks: Michigan; ships pass between Lake Superior and Lake Huron
Welland Canal: Ontario, Canada; bypasses Niagara Falls between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
Iberian Peninsula: Spain and Portugal
Italian Peninsula: Shaped like a boot, including Italy
Balkan Peninsula: Southeastern Europe: Greece, Bulgaria, Albania, and more
Scandinavian Peninsula: Norway and Sweden, with part of Finland
Jutland: Peninsula holding mainland Denmark and part of Germany
Crimean Peninsula: Juts into the Black Sea
Arabian Peninsula: The largest peninsula in the world, in southwest Asia
Sinai Peninsula: Egypt; between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea
Indochina Peninsula: Southeast Asia: Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar
Malay Peninsula: Southeast Asia: Malaysia, southern Thailand, Singapore
Korean Peninsula: East Asia: North Korea and South Korea
Kamchatka Peninsula: Eastern Russia, full of volcanoes
Florida Peninsula: Southeastern United States
Baja California: Long Mexican peninsula west of the Gulf of California
Yucatán Peninsula: Southeastern Mexico, with Cancún
Labrador Peninsula: Eastern Canada, in Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador
Cape Cod: Massachusetts; a curved peninsula
Olympic Peninsula: Washington State; has Olympic National Park
Upper Peninsula: Michigan; the northern part north of Lake Michigan
Cape Horn: Southern tip of South America in Chile
Cape of Good Hope: Southwestern tip of Africa near Cape Town
Cape Canaveral: Florida; where rockets launch
Cape Hatteras: North Carolina's Outer Banks
Land's End: Cornwall, England; the westernmost point of mainland England

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