#strait

• Akra — A proper noun designating a famous 2nd-century BC ancient fortress built in Jerusalem by Antiochus IV Epiphanes, serving as a structural Syrian military outpost; it also represents a remarkable underwater archaeological site (sunken ancient city) located in Crimea, on the coast of the Kerch Strait, belonging to the former Bosporan Kingdom. In geography, it is also the name of a peninsula or rocky cape in the Black Sea, this toponymic hub reflecting, through its Greek root (akra - summit, promontory), the high defensive or geographical positioning of ancient settlements.
• Anglesey — A large island situated off the north-west coast of Wales, in the Irish Sea, constituting a well-defined administrative island county within the United Kingdom. Separated from the Welsh mainland by the Menai Strait, this geographical and historical entity, known in Welsh as Ynys Môn, houses remarkable prehistoric archaeological sites, megalithic monuments, and was a major spiritual and religious center for Druids during Celtic antiquity.
• Bab el-Mandeb — A strategic maritime strait of global importance separating the eastern Horn of Africa (Djibouti and Eritrea) from the Arabian Peninsula (Yemen), forming the essential hydrographic link between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in the Indian Ocean. Etymologically known as the 'Gate of Tears' due to historical navigation hazards and local legends, this narrow waterway is a critical global chokepoint for international trade and maritime energy transport, directly linking Asian markets to the Suez Canal corridor and Europe.
• Bab-el-Mandeb — A hyphenated spelling variant of the strategic maritime strait separating the northeastern horn of Africa from the Arabian Peninsula. This strait directly connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, representing one of the world's most heavily transited and monitored economic corridors, essential for planetary energy security and cargo shipping toward the Suez Canal.