Windward Passage
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Windward Passage is a strategically important strait in the Caribbean Sea that separates Cuba and Haiti and serves as a major shipping route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Panama Canal.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sea passage
ⓘ
shipping route ⓘ strait ⓘ |
| borders |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guantánamo Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ Nord-Ouest Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOnShore |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateWidth |
50 miles
ⓘ
80 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportanceFor |
Caribbean shipping
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWaters |
deep
ⓘ
warm ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
major shipping lane
ⓘ
strategic choke point ⓘ |
| isNear |
Guantánamo Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Navassa Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOnRouteBetween |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ Panama Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOnRouteTo | Panama Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeaLane | Atlantic–Caribbean shipping lane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
international navigation rights
ⓘ
maritime law ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
French
ⓘ
Haitian Creole ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hispaniola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Caribbean region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
international shipping
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ naval transit ⓘ |
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