Aurean Straits

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Aurean Straits
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LocationSolarian SeaGulf of Assonaire
Coordinates28°27′N 6°41′E
TypeStrait
Managing agencyAurean Forum
Min. width5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi)
Average depth38 metres (125 ft)

The Aurean Straits are a pair of narrow natural channels at the narrowest point between the continents of Euclea and Coius. They lie to either side of the island city-state of Montecara and border Florena on the Euclean side and Tsabara on the Coian side. The Straits lie in the three countries’ territorial waters but are open to all traffic under the principle of transit passage.

Ship traffic

Crossings

The Western channel tunnel is a rail connection between Montecara and the Euclean mainland via Florena.

Oil and gas pipelines run from Tsabara underneath Montecara to Euclea.

Governance

The Aurean Forum is the regional intergovernmental organization responsible for the administration of the Straits. Its mandates include navigation, fisheries, the protection of the natural environment, and the extraction of seabed resources.

Illegal migration