Submitted by examrobotsa on Thu, 01/01/1970 - 05:30 The Suez Canal, the Strait of Hormuz and the Strait of Gibraltar are important because theyprevent attacks on bordering nations prohibit the movement of ships carrying nuclear weaponsunite Russian access to warm water pointscontrol access to vital trade routesstats: 0,704,120,48,40,32,704