Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of the DenmarkStrait image File Bundesarchiv Bild 146 1984 055 13, Schlachtschiff Bismarck, Seegefecht.jpg 300px caption Ship German battleship Bismarck 2 firing at HMS Prince of Wales 1939 6 on 24 May 1941. partof World War II date 24 May 1941 place DenmarkStrait result German victory, Bismarck aborts mission combatant1 Flag icon Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Germany combatant2 flag United Kingdom commander1 flagicon Nazi Germany naval G nther L tjens br flagicon ... of the DenmarkStrait was a World War II Second World War naval battle between ships of the Royal ... to break out into the Atlantic through the DenmarkStrait between Greenland and Iceland and attack ... cruiser s HMS Norfolk 78 6 and HMS Suffolk 55 2 . These ships were patrolling the DenmarkStrait ... Eugen first sighted her in the DenmarkStrait, they identified her as King George V , as they believed ... Prince of Wales for the battle of the DenmarkStrait click to enlarge . Note the manuscript additions ... close the range during the brief engagement. ref Bonomi, The Battle of the DenmarkStrait ref ... of HMS Prince of Wales for the battle of the DenmarkStrait click to enlarge . This shows the ranges ... history bisdenmarkstraitbattle.html The Battle of the DenmarkStrait by John Asmussen Bismarck and Prinz ..., 2003. ISBN 978 0 85052 989 0 http www.bismarck class.dk bismarck denmarkstrait dispute bonomi denmarkstrait battle bonomi.html Bonomi, The Battle of the DenmarkStrait 2003. Walter J. Boyne Boyne ... denmarkstrait index.htm HMS Hood Association Battle of the DenmarkStrait Documentation Resource http ... s reconstruction of the battle German battleship Bismarck coord missing DEFAULTSORT DenmarkStrait, Battle .... The next morning the German ships were intercepted in the Strait between Iceland and Greenland ... he did at 05 37. ref Boyne 1995, p. 59. ref The rough seas in the Strait kept the destroyers role ... id Pertempuran Selat Denmark it Battaglia dello stretto di Danimarca he ja ... more details
ocean habitat topics image Strait.svg caption Diagram of a strait A strait or straits is a narrow, typically ... interchangeably with strait , although each is sometimes differentiated with varying senses. Many straits ... of straits, they are not usually referred to as such. The term strait is typically reserved ... a strait may be capable of generating 10 GW. ref name Marine Marine Briefing December 2006 Scottish Renewables Forum. Glasgow. ref Cook Strait in New Zealand may be capable of generating 5.6GW ref name ... economic zone are subject to the legal regime of transit passage Strait of Gibraltar , Dover Strait , Strait of Hormuz . The regime of innocent passage applies in straits used for international ... sea of coastal nation Strait of Tiran , Strait of Juan de Fuca , Strait of Baltiysk and 2 in straits formed by an island of a state bordering the strait and its mainland if there exists seaward ... with respect to navigational and hydrographical characteristics Strait of Messina , Pentland Firth ... list of straits File Strait of gibraltar.jpg thumb right The Strait of Gibraltar br North is to the left ... Strait , which lies between mainland Australia and Tasmania , and depending on definition, either ... Ocean. Bering Strait 85 km , between Alaska and Siberia , which connects the Pacific Ocean Pacific ... , with the Sea of Marmara in between. Cook Strait , separating the North and South Islands of New Zealand . Strait of Dover 34 km , between England and France, which connects the North Sea with the English ... Erie , having lent the French translation of strait for naming the city of Detroit . The East River ... current originates there. Strait of Gibraltar 14.3 km , the only natural passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea . Strait of Hormuz connecting the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman , through which Persian Gulf petroleum is shipped to the world. Strait of Magellan 2 km ... America . Strait of Malacca , between Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra , connecting the Indian Ocean ... more details
name da Kongeriget Danmark icon no conventional long name Kingdom of Denmark common name Denmark image ... website Da icon . Retrieved 4 February 2012. ref efn Denmark has no civil national motto, however ... personal, royal motto. br small God s Help, the People s Love, Denmark s Strength small ... Denmark efn name proper The Kingdom of Denmark s territory in continental Europe i.e. Jutland and the proximate surrounding islands is referred to as Denmark proper , metropolitan Denmark ref https ... Denmark The World Factbook . Access date 14 April, 2012 ref or simply and most commonly Denmark . In the main body of this article, Denmark shall refer to the European territory excluding Greenland and the Faroe ... green legend EU Denmark.svg image map2 Kingdom of Denmark orthographic projection .svg map2 width 255px map caption2 Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Denmark shaded green official languages Danish language Danish efn name lang Danish is official in Denmark proper and co official in the Faroe Islands ... as a protected minority language in the South Jutland area of Denmark. regional languages Faroese ... monarchy leader title1 Monarchy of Denmark Monarch leader name1 Margrethe II of Denmark Margrethe II leader title2 Prime Minister of Denmark Prime Minister leader name2 Helle Thorning Schmidt leader ... Denmark efn name proper area data2 43,075 km sup 2 sup List of countries by area 132nd br 16,641 sq ... br Denmark td td style vertical align middle 5,671,050 List of countries by population ... publications the world factbook geos da.html title Denmark work The World Factbook publisher CIA ... Denmark 129 km sup 2 sup , 334 sq mi List of sovereign states and dependent territories by population ... 2CLP&grp 0&a title Denmark publisher International Monetary Fund accessdate 18 April 2012 ref GDP PPP rank GDP PPP per capita 37,151 ref name imf2 efn name denonly This data is for Denmark proper ... Islands .fo have their own TLDs. calling code Telephone numbers in Denmark 45 efn name cc The Faroe ... more details
Location map Greenland lat dir N lat deg 70 lat min 12 lon dir W lon deg 53 lon min 00 width 210 caption Location within Greenland label Sullorsuaq Strait Sullorsuaq Strait old spelling Suvdlorssuaq , lang da Vaigat is a strait on the western coast of Greenland . Geography File Sullorsuaq strait.jpg thumb left 250px Sullorsuaq Strait looking from the northeast with Nuussuaq Peninsula shoreline on the foreground and Qeqertarsuaq Island on the horizon. The strait separates Nuussuaq Peninsula in the northeast from Disko Island Qeqertarsuaq Island in the southwest. ref Nuussuaq , Saga Map, Tage Schj tt, 1992 ref The strait waterway connects inner Disko Bay in the southeast with Baffin Bay in the northwest. Qeqertarsuatsiaq Island is located in the northeastern mouth of the strait, where it opens into Baffin Bay. At the southeastern end, the large Alluttoq Island is located in the outlet of the strait, at the confluence with Disko Bay. ref Qeqertarsuup Tunua , Saga Map, Tage Schj tt, 1992 ref History Archaeological excavations in Qilakitsoq on the northeastern shore revealed the existence of an ancient Arctic culture later named the Saqqaq culture , which is the archaeological designation of the earliest Palaeo Eskimo culture of west and southeast part of Greenland. The natives inhabited the area of west central Greenland between 2500 BCE and 800 BCE. ref http www.natmus.dk sw18632.asp The Greenland Research Centre at the National Museum of Denmark ref Settlement Saqqaq is the only settlement in the area, located in the southern part on the shores of Nuussuaq Peninsula. The former coal mining settlement of Qullissat was located on the coast of Disko Island. The entire coast is now uninhabited. See also Thule people References reflist External links commonscat inline Sullorsuaq Strait coord 70 12 N 53 00 W scale 2000000 display title Category Disko Bay Category Straits of Greenland ... more details
File Map indicating Davis Strait.png right thumb 300px Davis Strait, lying between Greenland and Nunavut ... ffffcc Regions outside Canada Greenland, Iceland Davis Strait lang fr D troit de Davis Danish ?, Greenlandic ... , Canada s Baffin Island . The strait was named for the English explorer John Davis English explorer ... Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Davis Strait as follows ref cite web ... the East coast of Baffin Island to East Bluff, its Southeastern extremity and of Hudson Strait ... from palasip qaqqaa.jpg thumb right The coast of Davis Strait in western Greenland The Davis Strait ... in the Labrador Sea to Baffin Bay. It is the world s broadest strait. Depth With a water depth of between one and two thousand meters the strait is substantially shallower than the Labrador Sea to the south or Baffin Bay to the north. Tides The strait is famous for its fierce tides that can range from ... Spill Sensitive Areas in the Davis Strait, West Greenland A Review of Biological Data in Relation to Oil Spill Sensitivity Mapping, with an Identification of Data Gaps . Copenhagen, Denmark Greenland Environmental Research Institute, 1992. Crawford, R. E. Life History of the Davis Strait Greenland Halibut ... The Marginal Ice Zone Of The Davis Strait . Boundary Layer Meteorology . 101, no. 2 261 292. Heide Jorgensen, M P, H Stern, and K L Laidre. 2007. Dynamics of the Sea Ice Edge in Davis Strait . Journal ... 170. Jones, A G E, and Arthur Credland. 1998. The Greenland and Davis Strait Trade, 1740 1880 . The Polar ... and Mapping of Bottom Fish Assemblages in Davis Strait and Southern Baffin Bay . Canadian Journal .... Marine Plastic Debris in Northern Fulmars from Davis Strait, Nunavut, Canada . Marine Pollution Bulletin . 52, no. 7 813 5. Ross, W. Gillies. Arctic Whalers, Icy Seas Narratives of the Davis Strait Whale ... gallery individual.php?db date 2005 06 21 June 2005 Satellite photograph of Davis Strait ... region CA NU scale 8000000 display title name Davis Strait Category Baffin Island Category Canada Greenland ... more details
Image Map indicating Nares Strait.png right thumb 300px Nares Strait boxed is between Ellesmere Island and Greenland. legend ffff66 Nunavut legend ffffcc Greenland legend ffccff Northwest Territories Nares Strait lang da Nares Str det coord 80 N 070 W type waterbody display title name Nares Strait is a waterway between Ellesmere Island and Greenland that is the northern part of Baffin Bay where it meets the Lincoln Sea . From south to north, the strait includes Smith Sound , Kane Basin waterway Kane Basin , Kennedy Channel , Hall Basin and Robeson Channel . During 1962 64 a 20 km by 10 km ice island drifted southward from the Lincoln Sea through the Nares and Davis Strait s to the Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea . ref Cite journal last1 M nchow first1 Andreas first2 Humfrey last2 Melling first3 Kelly K last3 Falkner year 2006 title An Observational Estimate of Volume and Freshwater Flux Leaving the Arctic Ocean Through Nares Strait url http muenchow.cms.udel.edu papers Nares JPO2005.pdf journal Journal of Physical Oceanography volume 36 number 11 page 2026 accessdate 2010 12 23 . ref Nares strait has a nearly permanent current from the north, powered by the Beaufort Gyre , making it harder to traverse for ships coming from south . In 1964, its name, from the British naval officer George Strong Nares , was agreed by the Danish Stednavneudvalget , now Stednavnen vnet and Government of Canada Canadian government s. The strait and neighbouring waters are usually hazardous for navigation ... world date 2009 09 01 ref Hans Island , a tiny island lying within the strait, is claimed by both Denmark on behalf of Greenland and Canada. References http www.jpl.nasa.gov news news.cfm?release ... Dawes, Peter R., and J. William Kerr. Nares Strait and the Drift of Greenland A Conflict in Plate ... Transports Through Nares Strait, Ellesmere Island . Journal of the Fisheries Research Board ... of the Nares Strait by Greenland and Ellesmere Ice Sheet Retreat 10,000 Years Ago . Nature . 398, no. 6723 ... more details
The Stikine Strait is a strait in the Alexander Archipelago of Alaska , located between Zarembo Island to the west and Etolin Island Etolin and Woronkofski Island s just southwest of the Wrangell, Alaska City of Wrangell . The strait s name derives from that of the Stikine River , the outlet of which is just northeast of Wrangell. The strait is shown on a 1844 Russian chart, but the name was first published on Russian Admiralty charts in 1848 as Proliv Stakhinskiy or Stakhin Strait . Other spelling variants over time have been Frances Strait , Stachin Strait , Stachine Strait , Stackine Strait , Stahkeen Strait , Stahkin Strait , Stakeen Strait , Stakhinski Strait , Stickeen Strait , and Stikeen Strait References gnis 1415008 coord 56 18 42 N 132 36 52 W scale 500000 display title Category Straits of Alaska Category Landforms of Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska WrangellAK geo stub ... more details
Ikerasakassak Strait is a strait of Greenland . It is located in the Upernavik Archipelago . Greenland geo stub Upernavik Archipelago Category Straits of Greenland Category Upernavik Archipelago coord missing Greenland ... more details
The Wellington Strait coord 69 28 N 095 59 W region CA type waterbody display inline,title name Wellington Strait is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut . It separates the Tennent Islands to the west from Matty Island to the east . To the north, the strait opens into the James Ross Strait to the south it opens into the Rae Strait . Straits of Nunavut Category Straits of Kitikmeot Region KitikmeotNU geo stub ... more details
Broughton Strait is a strait off the north coast of Vancouver Island , British Columbia , Canada , separating that island from Malcolm Island Malcolm and Cormorant Island s, on the farther side of which is the larger Queen Charlotte Strait , which also lies beyond the western end of Brouhgton Strait, and the mouth of Knight Inlet . Farther east from Broughton Strait is the beginning of Johnstone Strait , which leads via Discovery Passage to the Georgia StraitStrait of Georgia . Communities on the Broughton Strait include Port McNeill, British Columbia Port McNeill , on Vancouver Island, and Sointula, British Columbia Sointula and Alert Bay, British Columbia Alert Bay , on Malcolm and Sointula Islands respectively. References BCGNIS 23700 Broughton Strait See also British Columbia Coast coord 50 37 00 N 127 03 00 W display title would be nice to have the water body name in kwak wala Category Straits of British Columbia Category Central Coast of British Columbia Category Kwakwaka wakw BritishColumbiaCoast geo stub ... more details
Dampier Strait may refer to two different straits with the same name which are located on the same island of New Guinea Dampier Strait Papua New Guinea . Dampier Strait Indonesia . disambig de Dampierstra e fr D troit de Dampier ko pt Estreito de Dampier ... more details
Ikerasassuaq Strait is a strait of Greenland . It is located in the Upernavik Archipelago . coord 73 50 N 55 55 W scale 500000 display title Greenland geo stub Upernavik Archipelago Category Straits of Greenland Category Upernavik Archipelago ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Unsourced image removed Image MapOfTutuila American Samoa.png right thumb 300px Map showing the location of Vai ava Strait, which is located on the near the northern most point on Tutuila Island File AmSamoa Tutuila 491.jpg thumb 220px Vai ava Strait National Natural Landmark Vai ava Strait is the name of a little known strait located in American Samoa . Although little known, the strait is a National Natural Landmark . It is a great example of cliffs formed by waves via erosion on volcanic rock. The strait consists of communal lands. It was designated as a NNL in 1972. coord 14.2386 170.6713 scale 30000 region US AS display title Category National Natural Landmarks in American Samoa AmericanSamoa geo stub ... more details
other uses Image Clarence Strait, Alaska, 1958.jpg thumb 300px Clarence Strait, from an NOAA vessel, 1958 Clarence Strait , originally Duke of Clarence Strait , ref http www.nosracines.ca e page.aspx?id 321464 Statement of facts regarding the Alaska boundary question , p.1395 , Alexander Begg 1825 1905 Alexander Begg , Victoria, British Columbia, publ. R. Wolfenden, 1902 ref is a strait in southeastern Alaska , in the United States in the Alexander Archipelago . The strait separates Prince of Wales Island, Alaska Prince of Wales Island , on the west side, from Revillagigedo Island and Annette Island , on the east side. Clarence Strait is convert 126 mi km long, extending from Dixon Entrance to Sumner Strait . ref name gnis Clarence Strait was named in 1793 by George Vancouver in honor of William IV of the United Kingdom Prince William, Duke of Clarence . Jacinto Caama o , who had explored the region a year before Vancouver, named the strait Entrada de Nuestra Senora del Carmen. ref name gnis gnis 1893946 Clarence Strait ref The Guard Island Light and Lincoln Rocks Light , both located adjacent to Clarence Strait, were important aids to navigation in the Clarence Strait area in the pre automated era. Swimming The Clarence Strait was first crossed by swimmer Michelle Macy in 6 hours and 46 minuteson 2010 07 05. See also Alaska boundary dispute Grindall Island References reflist External links http www.bartleby.com 69 56 C08156.html Clarence Strait , The Columbia Gazetteer of North America coord 55 59 20 N 132 36 57 W scale 500000 display title Category Straits of Alaska Category Landforms of Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska Category Landforms of Prince of Wales Hyder Census Area, Alaska Category Landforms of Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska KetchikanGatewayAK geo stub PrinceofWalesHyderAK geo stub WrangellAK geo stub es Estrecho Clarence ja ... more details
File Sketchmap greenland sarqarput.svg thumb 300px right Location of Sarqarput Strait within the Uummannaq Fjord region Sarqarput Strait is a strait in the Uummannaq Fjord system in northwestern Greenland . It separates Uummannaq Island in the northeast from Nuussuaq Peninsula in the southwest. ref name saga Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schj tt, 1992 ref The strait waterway is part of the southern arm of Uummannaq Fjord, narrowing into Ikerasak Fjord in the southeast, at the base of Nuussuaq Peninsula. Sarfaagfip Kussinnersua and Kuuk rivers flowing from the peninsular glaciers empty into the strait. ref name saga Settlement File Sarqarput strait.jpg thumb 300px right Nuussuaq Peninsula seen from Uummannaq across Sarqarput Strait There are two settlements on the shores of the strait. Uummannaq on Uummannaq Island in the northeast is the major cultural center of northwestern Greenland. ref cite book last O Carroll first Etain title Greenland and the Arctic publisher Lonely Planet pages 191 193 year 2005 isbn 1 74059 095 3 ref Qaarsut is a small village on Nuussuaq Peninsula, host to Qaarsut Airport , the only airport in the region. Transport On the way from Qaarsut Airport, the helicopters of Air Greenland approach the Uummannaq Heliport located on the western shore of the strait alongside the western wall of Salliaruseq, first converging to the island, to then turn 90 degrees to the west due to winds in the Assorput Strait , which connects to Sarqarput Strait from the north. Photographs gallery File Sarqarput strait iceberg aerial.jpg Aerial view of an iceberg floating in Sarqarput Strait File Qasigissat.jpg Qasigissat Bay on the coast of Uummannaq Island opens into Sarqarput Strait File Nuussuaq peninsula from uummannaq.jpg Nuussuaq Peninsula seen from Uummannaq across Sarqarput Strait File Nuussuaq peninsula qilertiinguit kangilequtaa.jpg Qilertinnguit Kangilequtaa mountain on Nuussuaq Peninsula seen across Sarqarput Strait gallery References reflist coord 70 40 N 52 15 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image ithaca strait.jpg thumb Strait of Ithaca The Strait of Ithaca Lang el , Steno Ithakis is a strait separating the islands of Kefalonia to the west and Ithaca to the east. The Strait is approximately 20 km long and 4 to 6 km wide. It runs from south to north, starting at Cape Dichalia and Cape Agios Andreas northeast of Sami, Kefalonia Sami and the Agia Effimia Bay and up to Cape Viotis and Cape Exogi north of Fiskardo . The boating route linking the ports of Sami and Fiskardo lies in this strait. The Strait connects to the Ionian Sea on both sides. The Agia Effimia Bay Agia Effimia and Sami Bay s lie to the southwest. Places by the strait West Fiskardo East Aetos, Ithaca Aetos Agios Ioannis, Ithaca Agios Ioannis Stavros, Ithaca Stavros Lefki, Ithaca Lefki Islands in the Strait of Ithaca Asteris a.k.a. Daskalio only island in the strait. Coord 38.38 20.64 display title DEFAULTSORT Strait Of Ithaca Category Straits of Greece Ithaca Category Ionian Sea Greece geo stub pt Estreito de taca ... more details
Location map Greenland Upernavik Archipelago lat dir N lat deg 74 lat min 28 lon dir W lon deg 56 lon min 35 width 300 mark Blue pog.svg marksize 10 caption Ikerasaa Strait Upernavik Archipelago Ikerasaa Strait old spelling Ikeras is a strait in the Upernavik Archipelago in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland . The strait separates Kiatassuaq Island in the north from the mainland Sanningassorsuaq Peninsula in the south. ref name saga Upernavik Avannarleq , Saga Map, Tage Schj tt, 1992 ref The name of the strait is the local dialect version of ikerasak , a generic word for strait in the Greenlandic language . Geography File Ikerasaa strait qaqqasungnarsuaq nunataq.jpg thumb left 250px Aerial view of Ikerasaa Strait, Milissua Island, and the western cape on Sanningassorsuaq Peninsula The strait is convert 17 km mi abbr on long and at most convert 3.7 km mi abbr on wide. Located in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago, it is an inner waterway of Inussulik Bay , linking it with Alison Bay in the northeast. ref name saga In the northwest, the strait is bounded by the mountainous Kiatassuaq Island . In the northwest, the strait splits into two channels, with the small Milissua Island straddling the middle. The northern channel is very narrow, and both channels often choked with icebergs from the Greenland ice sheet lang kl Sermersuaq reaching the waterline at the east end of the strait, and the confluence with Alison Bay. The southern coast of the strait is undeveloped, formed by the Sanningassorsuaq Peninsula , and the nunatak at its root. ref name saga References commonscat Ikerasaa Strait reflist Upernavik Archipelago coord 74 28 N 56 35 W scale 500000 display title Category Inussulik Bay Category Straits of Greenland Category Upernavik Archipelago ... more details
Image Iceberg in the Gerlache, Antarctica.JPG thumb Iceberg in the Gerlache. Gerlache Strait or De Gerlache Strait or D troit de la Belgica Mixing French and Spanish??? is a Channel geography channel strait separating the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsula . The Belgian Antarctic Expedition , under Lt. Adrien de Gerlache , explored the strait in January and February 1898, naming it for the expedition ship RV Belgica Belgica . The name was later changed to honor the commander himself. Image Gerlache Strait Antarctica.JPG thumb center 500px Panorama view of Gerlache Strait. Clear External links http www.pgoimages.com g antarctica gerlache.php Images from the Gerlache Strait Category Straits of the Palmer Archipelago PalmerArchipelago geo stub coord 64 30 S 62 20 W display title fr D troit de Gerlache no Gerlachestredet pt Estreito de Gerlache ... more details
coord 52 10 13 N 141 36 19 E type waterbody display title Image Strait of Tartary.PNG thumb left The Strait of Tartary connects the Sea of Okhostsk to the Sea of Japan. File .jpg A satellite image of the Nevelskoy Strait thumb right 200px The Nevelskoy Strait lang ru is a strait between Eurasia and Sakhalin that connects the main body of the Strait of Tartary with the Amur Liman Amur River estuary . It was named in memory of Capt. Gennady Nevelskoy who in 1849 definitively established that the Strait of Tartary is connected with the Amur estuary and thus is in fact a strait, and not a Bay gulf . Length 56 km, width narrowest 7.3 km, fairway depth 7.2 m. The strait was a place for the contemplated Sakhalin Tunnel . russia geo stub Category Straits of the Pacific Ocean Category Straits of Asia Category Straits of Russia Category Sakhalin et Nevelskoi v in es Estrecho de Nevelsk i fr D troit de Nevelsko nl Straat Nevelskoj pt Estreito de Nevelskoy ru uk zh ... more details
Image Rinjani volcano satellite.jpg Color infrared view of Rinjani Volcano on Lombok Island , May 1992. Lombok Strait and Bali is on the top, Alas Strait and Sumbawa Island is on the bottom. thumb Alas Strait separates Lombok and Sumbawa , two islands of Indonesia in West Nusa Tenggara province. The strait was bridged by land until about 14,000 years before present when sea level rose to about 75 meters below present sea level, ref http www.fieldmuseum.org explore pleistocene sea level maps ref unlike Lombok Strait and Alor Strait which continued to be water gaps even during the Last Glacial Maximum , at each end of a 400 mile long island including present day Lombok , Sumbawa , Komodo , Flores , Solor , Adonara , and Lembata . See also Lombok Strait , on the opposite side west of Lombok Sunda Strait Makassar Strait Wallacea References reflist List of Indonesian seas coord 8 30 S 116 45 E region ID type waterbody display title Category Straits of Indonesia Category Straits of the Indian Ocean Category West Nusa Tenggara Category Lombok id Selat Alas it Stretto di Alas jv Selat Alas nl Straat Alas pl Cie nina Alas vi Eo bi n Alas zh ... more details
Image AKMap doton Wrangell.PNG right Location of Wrangell, Alaska Zimovia Strait is a narrow strait in the Alexander Archipelago in the U.S. state of Alaska . It is about 100 km 60 mi long and bounded by Wrangell Island to the east and Woronkofski Island Woronkofski and Etolin Island s to the west. The strait is shown in a 1844 Russian chart, but the name was first published in 1853 on a Russia n Hydrographic Department chart as Proliv Zimoyva English language English Winter Strait . ref name gnis gnis 1415900 Zimovia Strait ref References Reflist coord 56 13 03 N 132 19 42 W scale 500000 display title Category Straits of Alaska Category Landforms of Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska WrangellAK geo stub ... more details
Badung Strait is a strait between the Indonesia n islands of Bali and Nusa Penida . It is about 60 km long and 20 km wide. In February 1942, the battle of Badung Strait was fought here. United States navy ship, USS Badoeng Strait CVE 116 was the strait s namesake. List of Indonesian seas Bali geo stub coord 8 37 50 S 115 23 17 E type waterbody region ID source nlwiki display title Category Straits of Indonesia id Selat Badung it Stretto di Badung ms Selat Badong nl Straat Badoeng ja sv Badungsundet vi Eo bi n Badung ... more details
Alexandra Strait coord 69 02 59 N 099 46 00 W region CA NU type waterbody display inline,title name Alexandra Strait ref http atlas.nrcan.gc.ca site english search search results?expression Alexandra Strait&x 9&y 9 Alexandra Strait at the Atlas of Canada ref is a natural waterway in the Canada Canadian territory of Nunavut . It separates King William Island to the east from Royal Geographical Society Island to the west. The strait, an arm of the Arctic Ocean , connects Victoria Strait to the north with Queen Maud Gulf to the south. References Reflist Straits of Nunavut Category Straits of Kitikmeot Region KitikmeotNU geo stub ... more details
Fildes Strait coord 62 14 S 59 0 W source GNIS is a strait which extends in a general east west direction between King George Island South Shetland Islands King George Island and Nelson Island South Shetland Islands Nelson Island , in the South Shetland Islands . This strait has been known to sealers in the area since about 1822, but at that time it appeared on the charts as Field s Strait . It was probably named for Robert Fildes , a British sealer of that period. ref name gnis References Reflist refs ref name gnis cite gnis type antarid id 4900 name Fildes Strait accessdate 2012 03 22 ref usgs gazetteer id 4900 Category Straits of Antarctica Category Landforms of King George Island South Shetland Islands KingGeorgeIslandAQ geo stub ... more details
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