The Strait of Hormuz is about 33 kilometers (21 miles) wide at its narrowest point.
The Strait of Hormuz, connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, varies in width from roughly 24 miles (39 km) to 60 miles (97 km), but its tightest choke point is approximately 33 kilometers (21 miles) across, situated between Iran to the north and Oman’s Musandam Peninsula to the south. This narrow section is strategically critical because it contains two 3-kilometer-wide shipping lanes for inbound and outbound vessels, separated by a 3-kilometer buffer zone, which concentrates maritime traffic and creates a natural bottleneck
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Strait of Hormuz - Why This Narrow Waterway Holds Global...
Explore the Strait of Hormuz—its vital role in global oil trade, rising tensions in 2025, and why it remains a key flashpoint in Middle East geopolitics.
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