Straits of Florida

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body of water strait

The Straits of Florida is the narrow body of water between the Florida Keys and Cuba that connects the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean and forms a major shipping and ocean current passage.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Straits of Florida canonical 70
Florida Straits 10
Yucatán Channel 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water ⓘ
strait ⓘ
borderedBy Bahama Banks ⓘ
Cuban north coast ⓘ
Florida Keys ⓘ
climateInfluence influences climate of North Atlantic ⓘ
modifies climate of southeastern United States ⓘ
connectsBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
country Cuba ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
formsBoundaryBetween Cuba ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasAverageTransportOfGulfStream on the order of tens of Sverdrups ⓘ
hasMaximumDepth over 2000 meters ⓘ
hasMaximumWidth about 210 kilometers ⓘ
hasMinimumWidth about 150 kilometers ⓘ
hasStrategicImportance maritime navigation ⓘ
ocean circulation ⓘ
isKnownFor clear warm waters ⓘ
coral reef habitats ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
isMigrationRouteFor marine mammals ⓘ
pelagic fish ⓘ
sea turtles ⓘ
isNavigationalChallenge heavy traffic ⓘ
strong currents ⓘ
isPartOf Straits of Florida self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Straits of Florida–Bahamas marine region
isSiteOf U.S.–Cuba maritime boundary issues ⓘ
search and rescue operations ⓘ
liesBetween Bahamas ⓘ
Cuba ⓘ
Florida Peninsula ⓘ
locatedIn Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
locatedOffCoastOf Bahamas ⓘ
Cuba ⓘ
Florida ⓘ
majorShippingRoute yes ⓘ
oceanCurrentDirection generally northeastward ⓘ
partOf Gulf Stream ⓘ
surface form: Gulf Stream system
separates Cuba ⓘ
Florida Keys ⓘ
traversedBy Gulf Stream ⓘ
usedFor fishing ⓘ
international shipping ⓘ
submarine cable routes ⓘ
waterBodyType marine strait ⓘ

Referenced by (85)

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

Havana, Cuba → locatedOn → Straits of Florida ⓘ
subject surface form: Havana
Straits of Florida → isPartOf → Straits of Florida self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Straits of Florida–Bahamas marine region
La Habana Province → borders → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Key West, Florida → locatedIn → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Malecón → locatedOn → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Florida Current → sourceRegion → Straits of Florida ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yucatán Channel
Florida Current → adjacentTo → Straits of Florida ⓘ
this entity surface form: Florida Straits
Florida Current → adjacentTo → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico → connectedTo → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico → connectedTo → Straits of Florida ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yucatán Channel
U.S. Northern Command → areaOfResponsibility → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Florida Keys → locatedIn → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Pinar del Río Province → bordersBodyOfWater → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Matanzas Province → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Matanzas Province → hasCoastlineOn → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Florida Peninsula → borderedBy → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Greater Havana → hasCoastlineOn → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Monroe County → borderedByBodyOfWater → Straits of Florida ⓘ
subject surface form: Monroe County, Florida
Bahama Banks → borderedBy → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Malecón, Havana → locatedOnCoastOf → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Centro Habana → hasCoastlineOn → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Santa Cruz del Norte → hasCoastlineOn → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Hotel Nacional de Cuba → overlooks → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Vedado → locatedNextTo → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Monroe County, Florida → contains → Straits of Florida ⓘ
this entity surface form: Straits of Florida (part)
United States territorial waters → adjacentTo → Straits of Florida ⓘ
this entity surface form: Florida Straits
Morro Hill → adjacentTo → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Fort Jefferson → locatedInBodyOfWater → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Middle Key → adjacentWaterBody → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Río Almendares → mouthLocatedIn → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Río Almendares → emptiesInto → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Río Almendares → flowsInto → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Loop Current → connectedTo → Straits of Florida ⓘ
this entity surface form: Florida Straits
Loop Current → exitsThrough → Straits of Florida ⓘ
this entity surface form: Florida Straits
Havana Bay → locatedOnWaterbody → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Upper Keys → locatedIn → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Overseas Railroad (historic) → crosses → Straits of Florida ⓘ
subject surface form: Overseas Railroad
Bimini → locatedInBodyOfWater → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Long Key State Park → locatedOn → Straits of Florida ⓘ
this entity surface form: Florida Straits
Big Pine Key → locatedInBodyOfWater → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Florida Bay → connectedTo → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Embassy of the United States in Havana → overlooks → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Lower Keys → locatedInBodyOfWater → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Varadero → locatedOn → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Marianao, Havana, Cuba → locatedNear → Straits of Florida ⓘ
subject surface form: Marianao
Bahía Vizcaína → conectadaCon → Straits of Florida ⓘ
this entity surface form: estrecho de Florida
Bay of Matanzas → partOf → Straits of Florida ⓘ
Bay of Matanzas → opensInto → Straits of Florida ⓘ
western Cuba → hasCoastlineOn → Straits of Florida ⓘ
subject surface form: Western Cuba
Marathon, Florida → adjacentWaterBody → Straits of Florida ⓘ
this entity surface form: Florida Straits