Bab al-Mandab Strait
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The Bab-el-Mandeb, the Gate of Grief or the Gate of Tears, is a strait between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. It connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and by extension the Indian Ocean. Wikipedia
Average depth: 609 ft (186 m)
Area: 2,008 mi²
Coordinates: 12°35′N 43°20′E / 12.583°N 43.333°E
Islands: Seven Brothers, Doumeira, Perim
Max. length: 31 mi (50 km)