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Bab-el-Mandeb strait connects which wate...

Bab-el-Mandeb strait connects which water bodies?

A

Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman

B

Baffin Bay and Labrador Seal

C

Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

D

Black Sea and Sea of Azov

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C
The Bab-el-Mandeb ("Gate of Tears") is a strait located 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.
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