Salish Sea
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Between the Palmer Archipelago and the Danco Coast—on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula—runs the sprawling waterway of Gerlache Strait. The channel is almost 200 km (124 miles) long. De Gerlache originally named it “Belgica Strait” after the ship he used in his expedition, though later the strait was renamed in honor of de Gerlache himself. I was fortunate to have good weather the day we visited, which allowed me to get some great landscape captures.
Strait of Gibraltar from a height of about 13 000 m.
On the left you can see Africa (Morocco - Ceuta and Tanger), to the right Spain (Chiclana de la Frontera and Gibraltar). You can see the curvature of the Earth on the Atlantic.
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Cieśnina Gibraltarska z wysokości około 13 000 m.
Na lewo widać Afrykę (Maroko - Ceuta i Tanger), na prawo Hiszpanię (Chiclana de la Frontera i Gibraltar). Widać również krzywiznę Ziemi na Atlantyku.
Our cruise ship, Radiance of the Seas, entering the Inside Passage on the way back to Vancouver in 2014.
Original span (1927–2007)
The original steel cantilever bridge was designed by Robinson & Steinman and dedicated on May 21, 1927. Prior to this, crossing the Carquinez Strait necessitated the use of ferries. The bridge cost $8 million to build. ... Upon its completion, the span became part of the Lincoln Highway.
Sunrise over the Golden Gate Strait, San Francisco.
Four shots stitched.
D810 24mm 1/20s f/13 ISO64 and RSS Pano system.
Part of the famous old street in Malta, affectionately known as The Gut. Made famous as the pinnacle of nightlife amongst military men in the 19th to mid 20th century.
I was sorting through older shots last night. (I must admit the situation is becoming desperate... I may have to take a Flickr break, as I am quickly running out of memory chip space.)
This is the Strait of Juan de Fuca near the breakwater in Victoria, on an unsettled day that had cyclical rain squalls followed by sunny breaks.
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs, etc. without my permission.
Beagle Canal is a natural waterway in the south of Tierra del Fuego. Besides the Strait of Magellan, it is the only waterway in the south of the American continent between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
The eastern section of the channel has formed the border between Argentina and Chile since 1881.
On the northern course of the coast lies Ushuaia, opposite the Chilean military base of Puerto Williams, considered the southernmost city in the world
Bonifacio is located directly on the Mediterranean Sea, separated from Sardinia by the Strait of Bonifacio. It is a city placed on the best and only major harbor of the southern coast and also is a commune covering a somewhat larger region including the offshore Isles Lavezzi, giving it the distinction of being the southernmost commune in Metropolitan France
Vancouver Island is in the distance. This Strait, along with the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound make up the Salish Sea.
A further example of the discarded jettys and moorings that litter the straits between Penang and the mainland.
Magellan strait
Didn't update Flickr since May 2019, have been on the road one trip after the other, now I am back.
Taken in the mid afternoon. The seas were still but visibility was poor. The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica, located at the base of the Southern Hemisphere. Antarctica is a continent, bigger than Europe, North America or Australia,
Istanbul - Turkey
It's the strait that unites the Black sea to the sea of Marmara and marks together with Dardanelles strait, the Southern border betwen the European continent and the Asian continent
"Tanon Strait lies between the islands of Negros and Cebu in the Philippines. The strait, which is about 161 km (100 miles) long, connects the Visayan Sea in the north to the Bohol Sea in the south. Its width varies from 5 to 27 kilometres (3 to 17 mi), with the narrowest point in the south.[1] In the north the strait is closed off by the Don Islands, the largest of which is Bantayan. The cities of Bais, Negros Oriental and Toledo, Cebu have deepwater port facilities. The Tañon Strait is known for whale‑ and dolphin‑watching ...."
It is a " protected seascape , was established by President Ramos under proclamation no. 1234 of 1998."
This shot as taken from the shores of the Cebu facing the Tanon Strait and island of Negros.