ðə stɹˈeɪts æt dˈɛɹɛɹ ɑːɹ kəntɹˈæktᵻd tə ðə wˈɪtθ ʌv sˈɪksti stˈeɪdiə; nˌɑːt ˌɪndˈiːd ðæt ðiːz ɑːɹ nˈaʊ kˈɔːld ðə stɹˈeɪts, fɔːɹ ʃˈɪps pɹəsˈiːd tʊ ɐ fˈɜːðɚ dˈɪstəns, ænd fˈaɪnd ɐ pˈæsɪdʒ ʌv ɐbˌaʊt tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd stˈeɪdiə bᵻtwˌiːn ðə tˈuː kˈɑːntɪnənts; sˈɪks ˈaɪləndz kəntˈɪɡjuːəs tə wˈʌn ɐnˈʌðɚ lˈiːv ɐ vˈɛɹi nˈæɹoʊ pˈæsɪdʒ θɹuː ðˌɛm fɔːɹ vˈɛsəlz, baɪ fˈɪlɪŋ ˌʌp ðɪ ˈɪntɚvəl bᵻtwˌiːn ðə kˈɑːntɪnənts.
The straits at Deirê are contracted to the width of 60 stadia; not indeed that these are now called the Straits, for ships proceed to a further distance, and find a passage of about 200 stadia between the two continents; six islands contiguous to one another leave a very narrow passage through them for vessels, by filling up the interval between the continents.