Florida Strait

Florida Strait is the name given to the channel separating the American state of Florida from Cuba on the S. and the Bahamas on the E. It is 310 miles long, and varies from 50 to 100 miles in width, and from 2220 to 5070 feet in depth. The Gulf Stream flows through the strait at a rate varying from $\backslash frac\{1\}\{2\}$ mile to 5 miles an hour.