Which of the following statement is/are correct? Bering Strait- separates Russia and Sakhalin Korea Strait-separates Taiwan and China Luzon Strait- separates Taiwan and Asia Select the correct code from below.

Which of the following statement is/are correct? Bering Strait- separates Russia and Sakhalin Korea Strait-separates Taiwan and China Luzon Strait- separates Taiwan and Asia Select the correct code from below. Correct Answer None of these

The correct answer is option 4, i.e, None of these.

  • Bering Strait:
    • Strait linking the Arctic Ocean with the Bering Sea and separating the continents of Asia and North America at their closest point.
    • The Strait averages 98 to 164 feet in depth and at its narrowest is about 53 miles wide.
  • Korea Strait:
    • It is a narrow body of water between Japan and South Korea.
    • It identifies the sea between Korea and Tsushima Island.
    • It is also used generally to describe the wider ocean sea between Korea and the island of Kyushu.
    • Tsushima Island is between the western channel and the eastern channel.
    • The strait is about 200 km wide and averages about 90 to 100 meters deep.
    • The western channel is deeper and narrower than the eastern channel.
  • Luzon Strait:
    • It connects the islands of Taiwan and Luzon, Philippines.
    • The strait is a series of channels, dotted with islands in its southern reaches, i.e, the Batan and Babuyan islands groups.
    • The main channels are Bashi(north), Balintang(central) and Babuyan(south).
    • It is on the main shipping route.
Name Separates Connects
Bering Strait Asia and North America The East Siberian Sea with the Bering Sea
Korea Strait South Korea and Kyushu The Yellow Sea with the Sea of Japan
Luzon Strait Taiwan and Luzon(Philippines) The South China Sea with the Pacific Ocean

 

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