Sentence examples for strait between from inspiring English sources

Among the Hylobates, most species are currently separated from each other by bodies of water (e.g. the Java Sea and Karimata Strait between H. lar and H. moloch and the Karimata Strait between H. agilis and H. muelleri).

These occur when the shortest route forms a kind of strait between two cities rather than a connection, like the Strait of Gibraltar between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Bass Strait (between Tasmania and Australia) leads southwest to the Indian Ocean, and Cook Strait (between North and South islands, New Zealand) leads east to the Pacific.

Another area whether this has already been proved is the Oresund strait between Denmark and Sweden.

Krakatoa, Indonesian Krakatau, volcano on Rakata Island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, Indonesia.

Nabokov was particularly interested in Blues butterflies found on the Bering Strait between Russia and Alaska.

The state government operates a passenger ferry service on Bass Strait between Devonport and Melbourne.

The main shipping route is via the Hainan Strait, between China and Hainan Island.

The narrow strait between Tulagi and Florida Island forms a good harbour.

Its harbour is provided by the sheltered strait between Mactan Island and the coast.

It is situated on the Tsugaru Strait between Hokkaido and Honshu.