page_title: Strait of Hormuz
hierarchical_section_title: Strait of Hormuz
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Straße von Hormuz. Auf dem Originalbild war die Grenze der Halbinsel Musandam (omanische Exklave) schwarz eingezeichnet. de:Benutzer:Head hat diese Grenze wegretuschiert, darum sind die Gebirgszüge dieser Halbinsel nicht ganz exakt abgebildet. English: The Strait of Hormuz.
context_page_description: The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow, strategically important strait between the Gulf of Oman in the southeast and the Persian Gulf. On the north coast is Iran and on the south coast is the United Arab Emirates and Musandam, an exclave of Oman.
  The strait at its narrowest is 21 nautical miles wide. Around 20% of the world's oil passes through the strait.
context_section_description: The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow, strategically important strait between the Gulf of Oman in the southeast and the Persian Gulf. On the north coast is Iran and on the south coast is the United Arab Emirates and Musandam, an exclave of Oman.
  The strait at its narrowest is 21 nautical miles (39 km) wide. Around 20% of the world's oil passes through the strait.
caption: Satellite image
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