The Cook Strait is situated in which of the following countries?

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Question

This question was previously asked in

RPF Constable (2018) Official Paper (Held On: 02 Feb 2019)

Answer 1

The correct answer is New Zealand.

Key Points

Cook Strait is a strait that separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
It connects the Tasman Sea on the northwest with the South Pacific Ocean on the Southeast.
Straits
- A strait is a narrow channel of water that joins two water bodies and separates two landmasses.

Additional Information

Straits	Joins	Separates/Location
Palk Strait	The Bay of Bengal and Palk Bay	Tamil Nadu(India) and Mannar district(Sri Lanka)
Hudson Strait	Hudson Bay to the Atlantic Ocean and the Labrador Sea	Baffin Island(Nunavut) and Quebec(Canada)
Cook Strait	The Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean	North and South Islands of New Zealand
Makassar Strait	The Celebes Sea and the Java Sea	Indonesian islands Sulawesi and Borneo

Important Points

Isthmus	An isthmus is a narrow passage of land that connects two larger landmasses and separates two water bodies.
Canal	A canal is a manmade waterway that allows boats and ships to pass from one body of water to another. They are also used to transport water for irrigation and other human uses.
Bay	A bay is a body of water that is partly surrounded by land. It is usually smaller than a gulf.
Gulf	The gulf is a portion of the sea that is almost surrounded by land except one narrow opening.