Consider the following pairs

Strait Connecting Water Bodies

1. Strait of Hormuz Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea

2. Bering Strait Arctic Ocean and Pacific Ocean

3. Strait of Magellan Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean

4. Sunda Strait Java Sea and Indian Ocean

Which of the above pairs of straits and connecting water bodies is/are correctly matched?

Question

Strait of Hormuz → Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea: The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow passage between the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea, making it one of the world’s most critical oil shipping routes.
Bering Strait → Arctic Ocean and Pacific Ocean: The Bering Strait lies between Russia and Alaska, linking the Arctic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean through the Bering Sea. It was historically a land bridge between Asia and North America.
Strait of Magellan → Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean: The Strait of Magellan, located at the southern tip of South America, connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean and serves as an alternative shipping route to the Panama Canal.
Sunda Strait → Java Sea and Indian Ocean: The Sunda Strait, situated between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra, connects the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean and is a key maritime route for Indonesia.

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All four

Strait of Hormuz → Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea: The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow passage between the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea, making it one of the world’s most critical oil shipping routes.
Bering Strait → Arctic Ocean and Pacific Ocean: The Bering Strait lies between Russia and Alaska, linking the Arctic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean through the Bering Sea. It was historically a land bridge between Asia and North America.
Strait of Magellan → Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean: The Strait of Magellan, located at the southern tip of South America, connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean and serves as an alternative shipping route to the Panama Canal.
Sunda Strait → Java Sea and Indian Ocean: The Sunda Strait, situated between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra, connects the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean and is a key maritime route for Indonesia.

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Strait	Connecting Water Bodies
1. Strait of Hormuz	Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea
2. Bering Strait	Arctic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
3. Strait of Magellan	Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
4. Sunda Strait	Java Sea and Indian Ocean