Q. Consider the following observations about various straits making news in recent times:

1. Kerch Strait separates Kerch Peninsula of Crimea  with the Taman Peninsula of Russia.
2. The Karimata Strait connects the South China Sea and the Java Sea.
3. The Korea Strait separates Korea from Japan.

Which of the above is/are correct statements?
Answer: 1, 2 & 3
Notes: The Kerch Strait in East Europe separates Crimea's Kerch Peninsula from Russia's Taman Peninsula, connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The Karimata Strait in East Asia separates the Indonesian islands of Belitung and Borneo, linking the South China Sea and the Java Sea. The Korea Strait, also in East Asia, separates Korea from Japan, connecting the East China Sea, Yellow Sea, and the Sea of Japan.

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