Strait of Hormuz

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strait strategic chokepoint waterway

The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow, strategically vital waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman through which a significant portion of the world’s oil shipments pass.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Strait of Hormuz canonical	38
Strait of Hormuz region	5
Hormuz	1
Strait of Hormuz vicinity	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	strait ⓘ strategic chokepoint ⓘ waterway ⓘ
averageWidth	about 39 kilometers ⓘ
bordersCountry	Iran ⓘ Oman ⓘ United Arab Emirates ⓘ
connects	Arabian Sea ⓘ Gulf of Oman ⓘ Persian Gulf ⓘ
controlledBy	coastal states Iran and Oman ⓘ
governedBy	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
hasClimate	arid ⓘ
hasDispute	maritime security incidents ⓘ tanker seizures ⓘ threats of closure ⓘ
hasIsland	Hormuz Island ⓘ Larak Island ⓘ Larak Island ⓘ surface form: Limbiyah Island Qeshm Island ⓘ Quoin Island ⓘ
hasMajorPortNearby	Bandar Abbas ⓘ Dubai ⓘ Fujairah ⓘ Khasab ⓘ
hasShippingLanes	two-mile wide buffer zone ⓘ two-mile wide inbound lane ⓘ two-mile wide outbound lane ⓘ
hasTrafficSeparationScheme	yes ⓘ
locatedIn	Middle East ⓘ
maximumDepth	about 90 meters ⓘ
narrowestWidth	about 33 kilometers ⓘ
nearbyRegion	Arabian Peninsula ⓘ Iranian plateau ⓘ surface form: Iranian Plateau
nearbySea	Arabian Sea ⓘ
partOf	Indian Ocean maritime routes ⓘ
percentageOfGlobalOilConsumption	around one fifth ⓘ
percentageOfSeaborneOilTrade	around 20 percent ⓘ
regulatedBy	International Maritime Organization ⓘ
strategicImportance	critical for global energy security ⓘ major route for global oil shipments ⓘ
transportsCommodity	crude oil ⓘ liquefied natural gas ⓘ
usedBy	commercial shipping ⓘ liquefied natural gas carriers ⓘ naval vessels ⓘ oil tankers ⓘ
usedFor	international navigation ⓘ military transit ⓘ regional trade ⓘ
waterType	saltwater ⓘ

Referenced by (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Middle East → crossedBy → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Persian Gulf → connectedTo → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Persian Gulf → waterExchangeThrough → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Indian Ocean → hasStrategicStrait → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Indian Ocean trade network → majorPort → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hormuz

Arabian Sea → connectedBy → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Gulf of Oman → connectsTo → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Gulf of Oman → adjacentTo → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Persian Gulf states → containsImportantWaterway → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Kish Island → nearbyWaterBody → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Qeshm Island → locatedInRegion → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Middle East and North Africa → hasStrategicLocation → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Indo-Pacific region → hasPart → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Gwadar → near → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

U.S. Fifth Fleet → primaryStraitOfConcern → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces → operatesIn → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Persian Gulf ports → connectedTo → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Tanker War → location → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Kumzari language → region → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Port of Sohar → locatedNear → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Port of Fujairah → locatedOutside → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Khasab → locatedNear → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Hormuz Island → locatedIn → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

this entity surface form: Strait of Hormuz region

Hormuz Island → near → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Bandar Abbas → locatedNear → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Gulf Cooperation Council navies → operatesIn → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Hormozgan Province → locatedInBody → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

this entity surface form: Strait of Hormuz region

Hormozgan Province → borderedByWaterway → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Middle East and Africa → hasStrategicWaterway → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

southern Iran → contains → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

subject surface form: Southern Iran

Qeshm (city) → locatedInBodyOfWaterRegion → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

this entity surface form: Strait of Hormuz vicinity

Qeshm port → strategicLocation → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

this entity surface form: Strait of Hormuz region

Laft port → partOf → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

this entity surface form: Strait of Hormuz region

Oman–United States relations → strategicLocation → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Bandari people → locatedOn → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Quoin Island → locatedIn → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

siege of Hormuz → location → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

siege of Hormuz → relatedTo → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Indian Ocean Region → hasPart → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Larak Island → locatedInRegion → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean → hasLocation → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

siege of Ormuz (1507) → location → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

COMFIFTHFLT → overseesOperationsIn → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Musandam Governorate → locatedIn → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

this entity surface form: Strait of Hormuz region

Musandam Governorate → locatedOn → Strait of Hormuz ⓘ