THE EARTH
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The Black Sea and the Mediterranean are connected by
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Shaff-al-Arab
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Dardanelles
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Strait of Gibraltar
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Bay of Bengal
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -One of the world’s narrowest straits used for international navigation, the Dardanelles connects the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean and Mediterranean seas while also allowing passage to the Black Sea by extension via the Bosporus .
Detailed explanation-2: -As a maritime waterway, the Bosporus specifically connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara and thence to the Aegean and Mediterranean seas via the Dardanelles. It also connects various seas along the Eastern Mediterranean, the Balkans, the Near East, and Western Eurasia.
Detailed explanation-3: -The present connection to the Mediterranean Sea-and to salt water-is believed to have emerged some 6, 500 to 7, 500 years ago.
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