The GIUK gap (sometimes written G-I-UK) is an area in the northern Atlantic Ocean that forms a naval choke point. Its name is an acronym for Greenland, Iceland, and the United Kingdom, the gap being the two stretches of open ocean among these three landmasses. It separates the Norwegian Sea and the North Sea from the open Atlantic Ocean.

GIUK缺口 是描述位於 北大西洋 挪威海 海域上一處與 海軍 作戰有重大關係的海域。 GIUK的縮寫來自於 格陵蘭 、 冰島 和 英國 (Greenland,Iceland,UK,缩写为GIUK)這三個地方，GIUK缺口就是指位於這三地之間的海域，通常是引用在軍事相關的論述上 [1]。 GIUK缺口對 英國皇家海軍 尤其重要，因為歐洲北方的國家如果要進入 大西洋 海域，不是得要通過防守容易的 英倫海峽，就是要從冰島兩側的其中一條航道溜過去。 只有 法國 、 西班牙 與 葡萄牙 具有直接且難以被皇家海軍 …

2025年1月21日 · The GIUK Gap is a strategically significant maritime passage located between Greenland, Iceland, and the United Kingdom. Serving as a central chokepoint in the North Atlantic Ocean, it connects the Arctic Ocean to the Atlantic and facilitates movement between North America and Europe, making it a constant focus for naval strategists.

2023年1月21日 · In the first half of the twentieth century, the area currently known as the GIUK Gap grew in relevance as the First World War unfolded. Although Imperial Germany could not achieve naval supremacy or significantly cripple the Royal Navy, the commerce raiders of the Kaiserliche Marine could attempt to break from the British blockade through the ...

2024年6月22日 · The GIUK Gap, also known as the Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdom Gap, refers to a strategic area in the northern Atlantic Ocean. It consists of a 200-mile stretch of ocean between Greenland and Iceland, as well as a 500-mile gap between Iceland and Scotland.

GIUK Gap – Ships assigned to Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) are patrolling the Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdon-Norway (GIUK) Gap in the High North, bringing presence as well as strengthened maritime and air-defence capabilities to the region. ... The area is also important for Russia, providing an essential route to the Atlantic ...

2024年6月20日 · The gap between the UK and Greenland is known as the GIUK gap. It is named after the three landmasses it separates – Greenland, Iceland, and the United Kingdom. This region in the northern Atlantic Ocean serves as a naval choke point and holds strategic importance for both military and commercial purposes.

The GIUK gap is an area in the northern Atlantic Ocean that forms a naval warfare choke point. Its name is an acronym for Greenland, Iceland, and the United Kingdom, the gap being the open ocean between these three landmasses.

Greenland lies on what was one of the Cold War’s more critical strategic maritime transit routes: the so-called Greenland–Iceland–United Kingdom (GIUK) Gap. After a long period of post-Cold War neglect, the GIUK Gap has returned as one of NATO’s major strategic maritime concerns and features prominently in the calculations of others ...

2016年4月20日 · This “GIUK gap” represented the line that Soviet naval forces had to cross in order to reach the Atlantic and stop U.S. forces heading across the sea to reinforce America’s European allies. It was also the area that the Soviet Union’s submarine-based nuclear forces would have to pass as they deployed for their nuclear strike missions.