UNITED ARAB EMIRATES The Strait of Hormuz
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The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway that links
the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the
Arabian Sea. At its narrowest point, the waterway is
only 21 miles wide, and the width of the shipping
lane in either direction is just 2 miles, separated by a
2-mile buffer zone.
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Oil tankers carrying crude from ports on the Persian
Gulf must pass through the strait. Around 21 million
barrels of oil a day flowed through it in 2018,
equivalent to roughly a third of global seaborne oil
trade and about 21% of global petroleum liquids
consumption.
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After viewing the map and reading about The Strait of Hormuz:
1. Which countries hold the strait within their Territorial Waters?
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman
2. What is at stake if these countries do not uphold the laws established in UNCLOS?
War breaking out of those territorial water's