Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
About
- The Bab el-Mandeb Strait is a narrow waterway connecting the Gulf of Aden with the Red Sea.
- This strait is an essential route for travel from the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean, and it currently hosts a significant proportion of maritime transport between Asia and Europe.
- Situated in the southern Red Sea, this 36-kilometer-wide passage is bordered on the eastern side by Yemen and on the western side by the coasts of Eritrea and Djibouti.
Did you know?
- Literally meaning the ‘Gate of Tears’, the strait got its name due to the navigational dangers it presents to mariners.