Bab-el-Mandeb Strait

Target entity: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Context triple: [Aden (until 1937, administratively linked), locatedNear, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait]

• A. Strait of Gibraltar
  The Strait of Gibraltar is the narrow waterway between southern Spain and northern Morocco that links the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea and separates Europe from Africa.
• B. Gulf of Aden
  The Gulf of Aden is a vital waterway in the northwestern Indian Ocean between Yemen and the Horn of Africa, serving as a key maritime route linking the Red Sea and Suez Canal to the Arabian Sea.
• C. Gulf of Oman
  The Gulf of Oman is a vital arm of the Arabian Sea that connects the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and serves as a key maritime route for global oil and trade.
• D. Dardanelles
  The Dardanelles is a narrow, strategically vital strait in northwestern Turkey that connects the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara and separates the European and Asian parts of the country.
• E. La Pérouse Strait
  La Pérouse Strait is a narrow international waterway between Japan’s Hokkaido and Russia’s Sakhalin Island that links the Sea of Japan with the Sea of Okhotsk.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Target entity description: The Bab-el-Mandeb Strait is a narrow, strategically vital waterway between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.

• A. Strait of Gibraltar
  The Strait of Gibraltar is the narrow waterway between southern Spain and northern Morocco that links the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea and separates Europe from Africa.
• B. Gulf of Aden
  The Gulf of Aden is a vital waterway in the northwestern Indian Ocean between Yemen and the Horn of Africa, serving as a key maritime route linking the Red Sea and Suez Canal to the Arabian Sea.
• C. Gulf of Oman
  The Gulf of Oman is a vital arm of the Arabian Sea that connects the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and serves as a key maritime route for global oil and trade.
• D. Dardanelles
  The Dardanelles is a narrow, strategically vital strait in northwestern Turkey that connects the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara and separates the European and Asian parts of the country.
• E. La Pérouse Strait
  La Pérouse Strait is a narrow international waterway between Japan’s Hokkaido and Russia’s Sakhalin Island that links the Sea of Japan with the Sea of Okhotsk.
• F. None of above. chosen