<P> The Straits of Florida , Florida Straits , or Florida Strait ( Spanish : Estrecho de Florida ) is a strait located south - southeast of the North American mainland , generally accepted to be between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean , and between the Florida Keys ( U.S. ) and Cuba . It is 150 km ( 93 mi ) wide at the narrowest point between Key West and the Cuban shore , and has been sounded to a depth of 6,000 feet ( 1,800 m ) . The strait carries the Florida Current , the beginning of the Gulf Stream , from the Gulf of Mexico . </P>
<P> The Straits of Florida , Florida Straits , or Florida Strait ( Spanish : Estrecho de Florida ) is a strait located south - southeast of the North American mainland , generally accepted to be between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean , and between the Florida Keys ( U.S. ) and Cuba . It is 150 km ( 93 mi ) wide at the narrowest point between Key West and the Cuban shore , and has been sounded to a depth of 6,000 feet ( 1,800 m ) . The strait carries the Florida Current , the beginning of the Gulf Stream , from the Gulf of Mexico . </P>
where are the straits of florida located on a map
where are the straits of florida located on a map
south - southeast of the North American mainland , generally accepted to be between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean , and between the Florida Keys ( U.S. ) and Cuba
south - southeast of the North American mainland , generally accepted to be between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean , and between the Florida Keys ( U.S. ) and Cuba