See Also: Straits Settlements(encyclopedia)
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)(money)
Bank of International Settlements (BIS)(finance)
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)(finance)
Florida, Straits of(encyclopedia)
The Straits Times(finance)
Dover Straits(tourism)
Straits Question(encyclopedia)
Straits (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Menai Straits(dictionary)

Davis Strait (sh) and Straits Settlements (sh)


Davis Strait (sh)




Strait, northern Atlantic Ocean.

Lying between southeastern Baffin Island and southwestern Greenland, it separates Baffin Bay to the north from the Labrador Sea to the south, and forms part of the Northwest Passage. About 400 mi (650 km) north to south and 200-400 mi (325-650 km) wide, it was explored in 1585 by the English navigator John Davis. Along the coast of Greenland, the Greenland Current carries relatively warm water northward, while the cold Labrador Current transports icebergs southward along Baffin Island's eastern shore.


Straits Settlements (sh)




Former British crown colony, on the Strait of Malacca in Southeast Asia.

It comprised three trade centres, Penang, Singapore, and Malacca, which were established or taken over by the British East India Company. United in 1826 under Indian control, they were made a crown colony by the British in 1867. Cocos Islands, Christmas Island, and Labuan were added in the early 20th century. Occupied by the Japanese during World War II, the colony was broken up in 1946 when Singapore became a separate colony. The remaining parts were ultimately ceded to Australia and Malaysia.