Explanation

Bab el-Mandeb Strait lies between Arabia (northeast) and Africa (southwest)

It connects the Red Sea (northwest) with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean (southeast).

The strait is 20 miles (32 km) wide

It is divided into two channels by Perim Island;

• the western channel is 16 miles (26 km) across,
• and the eastern is 2 miles (3 km) wide.