Strait of Otranto

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marine waterbody strait

The Strait of Otranto is a narrow passage of water between Italy and Albania that links the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea in the Mediterranean.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	marine waterbody → strait →
adjacentToCity	Otranto → Vlore →
bordersCountry	Albania → Italy →
climate	Mediterranean climate in surrounding coasts →
connectsBodyOfWater	Adriatic Sea → Ionian Sea →
countryOnNorthernShore	Italy →
countryOnSouthernShore	Albania →
ecoregion	Adriatic Sea marine ecoregion →
geologicalSetting	boundary between Adriatic microplate and Eurasian plate →
governingCountryOnEast	Albania →
governingCountryOnWest	Italy →
historicalEvent	Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917) → Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1940) → Otranto Barrage in World War I →
locatedBetween	Balkan Peninsula → Italian Peninsula →
locatedIn	Mediterranean Sea →
locatedInRegion	Apulia → Balkans → Southern Europe →
minimumWidth	approximately 45 miles → approximately 72 kilometers →
namedAfter	Otranto →
navigationStatus	international strait →
partOf	Albanian Riviera maritime area → Mediterranean Sea basin →
partOfSeaRoute	Mediterranean–Adriatic route →
separates	Albania → Italy →
strategicImportance	main entrance to Adriatic Sea →
usedFor	fishing → international shipping → naval navigation →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adriatic Sea → Ionian Sea →	connectedBy
Greek Seas →	hasStrait
Otranto →	locatedOn
Otranto →	namedAfter