Pockets of quippers (fresh-water piranhas) frequented the southern areas of the channel, but for some reason they never ventured into the deeper waters of the narrow sea.

• 这片水域创造了贯穿了海的中心地带的一系列岛屿，在他们彼此之间是浅水区。大型船只不可能不搁浅而通过有效地将海分成两部分的海峡。