Straits, like waterways.
2006-06-20 04:06:53 · 28 answers · asked by otter7 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Is the Gulf of Oman?
2006-06-20 04:09:59 · update #1
I didn't think so either. My friend told me they were. I knew the Bering Strait wasn't, but she needed more proof. Why doesn't he ever believe me!?
2006-06-20 04:21:21 · update #2
Thank you all, but I can only chose one! Sorry!
2006-06-26 06:01:49 · update #3
No. For instance, the Strait of Gibraltar is not man-made... http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=strait%20of%20gibraltar&fr=FP-tab-web-t400&toggle=1&ei=UTF-8&fr2=tab-web
2006-06-20 04:12:14 · answer #1 · answered by norcalirish 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, a strait can be a naturally occurring geological item. the strait of Gibraltar, Bering, Florida (between Florida and Cuba), etc etc. I don not think the Gulf of Oman is man made either. Usually man makes canals: Suez, Panama, Erie.
2006-06-21 17:22:39 · answer #2 · answered by quntmphys238 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just the opposite, all straits occur naturally. A strait is merely a narrow passage or waterway, and calling such a 'strait' is more a question of maritime traffic than Geography. Most straits are in the oceans (Dover, Dardanelles, Magellan, Juan de Fuca, etc., etc.), but some in fresh-waterways (Mackinaw). Canals are man-made waterways/passages, but commonly have engineered locks to moves ships up & over topographic barriers (Suez, Erie, Panama). If a strait is narrow and shallow, it may require some dredging to keep traffic open.
2006-06-20 06:13:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The Bering Strait that humans crossed thousands of years go between Russia and Alaska is certainly not man made.
2006-06-20 04:12:04 · answer #4 · answered by Doodlebug 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, becuase before man they were just bodies of water, it wasn't until after man started using the nature of language to call them straits that straits appeared on earth, so in turn you could say that man created all straits by calling all of them straits
2006-06-20 10:49:10 · answer #5 · answered by Don Spawn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
straits can be natural or man made. Example the behring strait and the strait of gibraltar are natural
2006-06-20 09:47:13 · answer #6 · answered by monika l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO because the water going down from all the droughts caused it to make the STRAITS.
2006-06-20 05:54:31 · answer #7 · answered by Pretty G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. The Straits of Gibralter is natural whereas the Panama one is man made.
2006-06-20 04:13:48 · answer #8 · answered by Prabhakar G 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no because there are natural straits as well. a strait is basically just a narrow passage for water and other objects.
2006-06-20 06:22:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All straits are formed by nature through geologic and tectonic forces.
2006-06-20 12:22:39 · answer #10 · answered by HJC 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋