Bab-el-Mandeb
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The Bab-el-Mandeb is a strait and a major global chokepoint between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa, connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the In
The strait of Bab-el-Mandeb seen as seen from the orbiting Gemini 11 above East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula
The Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, with Perim Island in the distance
Strait of Hormuz
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The Strait of Hormuz is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of Oma
Bab-el-Mandeb
…exports of petroleum and natural gas from the Persian Gulf that transit the Suez Canal or the SUMED Pipeline pass through both the Bab el-Mandeb and the Strait of Hormuz. While the narrow width of the strait requires vessels to travel through the territorial sea of adjacent states, under the purview of Article 37 of the…
The Strait showing maritime political boundaries and shipping lanes (2004)
The guided-missile destroyer USS Porter transits the Strait of Hormuz in May 2012. Porter is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet.
A U.S. Navy convoy in the strait in July 2016