Astronaut Shane Kimbrough captured from ISS the Hormuz Strait off the coast of Oman.
The Strait of Hormuz is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world’s most strategically important choke points. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam peninsula, shared by the United Arab Emirates and Musandam Governorate, an exclave of Oman. The strait is about 167km long, with a width varying from about 39-96km. A third of the world’s liquefied natural gas and almost 25% of total global oil consumption passes through the strait, making it a highly important strategic location for international trade.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Shane Kimbrough’s Tweet
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