formerly Strait of Ormuz Channel linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. It is 35-60 mi (55-95 km) wide and separates Iran from the Arabian Peninsula. It contains the islands of Qeshm, Hormoz, and Hengm and is strategically and economically important as a route for oil tankers collecting from various ports on the Persian Gulf
narrow channel of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran (passage to the Persian Gulf)