straat
A South African Afrikaans geographical term for a natural corridor or valley running between sand dunes — essentially a street or passage formed by the landscape.
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MSC lanceert nieuwe scheepvaartroute om de Straat van Hormuz te omzeilen #MSC #Scheepvaart #RodeZee #MiddenOosten #Transport
VS: rustiger in Straat van Hormuz na aanvallen
Even stukje van de set van Sophie Straat meegepikt. Kon minder.
'De situatie in de Straat van Hormuz is volgens de VS na de beschietingen van maandag niet verder geëscaleerd. "Tot nu toe is het vandaag rustiger", zei de hoogste Amerikaanse militair, generaal Dan Caine.' nieuws.nl/…
Iran en Verenigde Staten spreken elkaar tegen: allebei claimen controle over Straat van Hormuz
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A South African Afrikaans geographical term for a natural corridor or valley running between sand dunes — essentially a street or passage formed by the landscape. In the coastal dune fields of South Africa, particularly along the Western and Eastern Cape, these natural channels are navigated by hikers, wildlife, and local communities. The word is the Afrikaans equivalent of 'street' (from Dutch 'straat') but has been applied to describe a very specific natural topographical feature in the dune environment.
We followed the straat between the dunes to reach the beach without climbing over them.
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(South Africa) A valley between dunes.
“MSC lanceert nieuwe scheepvaartroute om de Straat van Hormuz te omzeilen #MSC #Scheepvaart #RodeZee #MiddenOosten #Transport”
— Bluesky· May 2026“VS: rustiger in Straat van Hormuz na aanvallen”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Even stukje van de set van Sophie Straat meegepikt. Kon minder.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“'De situatie in de Straat van Hormuz is volgens de VS na de beschietingen van maandag niet verder geëscaleerd. "Tot nu toe is het vandaag rustiger", zei de hoogste Amerikaanse militair, generaal Dan Caine.' nieuws.nl/buitenland/v...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Iran en Verenigde Staten spreken elkaar tegen: allebei claimen controle over Straat van Hormuz”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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