strait
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Army Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
It followed a series of skirmishes centered on U.S. efforts to enforce its blockade of Iranian ports and Tehran’s actions to keep shipping through the Strait of Hormuz bottled up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Crude jumped one percent Wednesday amid dimming prospects of a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of world oil passes.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Droughts in parts of South America and South East Asia could hit crops at a time when the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is already disrupting the distribution of fertiliser.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Since the rise of the Arafura Sea finally separated Australia and New Guinea from each other around 10,000 years ago, gene exchange has been limited to tenuous contact via the chain of Torres Strait islands.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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