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{{short description|Naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water}} {{for|people with the surname|Strait (surname)}} {{redirect|Straits|the band|Dire Straits|the TV series|The Straits}} {{more citations needed|date=June 2010}} [[File:ISS-44 Strait of Gibraltar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|[[Strait of Gibraltar]]]] [[File:Strait.svg|thumb|Diagrammatic map of a strait]] {{Ocean habitat topics}} A '''strait''' is a [[body of water|water body]] connecting two [[sea]]s or water basins. The surface water is, for the most part, at the same elevation on both sides and flows through the strait in both directions, even though the [[topography]] generally constricts the flow somewhat. In some straits there is a dominant directional current. Most commonly, the strait is a narrowing [[Channel (geography)|channel]] that lies between two [[land mass]]es. Straits are loci for sediment accumulation, with sand-size deposits usually occurring on the two strait exits, forming [[subaqueous fans]] or [[deltas]]. Some straits are not navigable because, for example, they are too narrow or too shallow, or because of an unnavigable [[reef]] or [[archipelago]].
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