- Sarqarput Strait
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
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- Strait of Ithaca
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
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- Ikerasaa Strait
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
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- Gerlache Strait
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
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- Nevelskoy Strait
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
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- Zimovia Strait
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
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- Badung Strait
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
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- Alexandra Strait
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
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- Fildes Strait
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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- Matha Strait
Matha Strait is a strait lying between Adelaide Island and the south end of the Biscoe Islands . The strait takes its name from Matha Bay , the name originally applied by Charcot, leader of the French Antarctic Expedition , 1908 10, to the water feature as he conceived it. The British Graham Land Expedition BGLE under Rymill, 1934 37, recognizing that it is really a strait rather than a bay , changed the name to Matha Strait. Named for Lieutenant A. Matha , second in command of the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903 05, under Charcot. usgs gazetteer coord 66 34 S 67 30 W display title Category Straits of the Biscoe Islands Category Straits of Adelaide Island AdelaideIsland geo stub Biscoes geo stub ... more details
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- Stefansson Strait
Stefansson Strait coord 69 26 S 62 25 W is an ice filled strait 35 nautical miles 60 km long and 3 to 10 nautical miles 18 km wide, between the east coast of Palmer Land and Hearst Island . This strait was first sighted by Sir Hubert Wilkins at the south end of his flight of December 20, 1928, and was named by him for Vilhjalmur Stefansson . He believed it to be a strait cutting off what is now known to be Antarctic Peninsula from the main land mass of Antarctica. The true orientation of the strait was determined by members of the United States Antarctic Service USAS who charted this coast by land and from the air in 1940. usgs gazetteer Category Straits of Antarctica Category Landforms of Palmer Land PalmerLand geo stub ... more details
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- Kellett Strait
The Kellett Strait coord 75 45 N 117 30 W region CA type waterbody display inline,title is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the Northwest Territories of Canada . It separates Eglinton Island to the west and Melville Island Canada Melville Island to the east . It opens into the McClure Strait to the south, and the Fitzwilliam Strait to the north. Northwest Territories hydrography Category Straits of the Northwest Territories NorthwestTerritories geo stub pt Estreito de Kellett ... more details
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- Penny Strait
The Penny Strait coord 76 30 N 097 00 W region CA NU type waterbody display inline,title name Penny Strait is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut . It separates Bathurst Island Canada Bathurst Island to the south west from Devon Island to the east . To the south and south east, the strait opens into Queens Channel . Straits of Nunavut Category Straits of Qikiqtaaluk Region QikiqtaalukNU geo stub pt Estreito de Penny ... more details
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- Fisher Strait
Fisher Strait coord 63 N 084 W region CA type waterbody display inline,title name Fisher Strait is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut . It separates Southampton Island to the north west from Coats Island to the south east . To the south west the strait opens into Hudson Bay . Straits of Nunavut Category Straits of Kivalliq Region KivalliqNU geo stub es Estrecho de Fisher uk ... more details
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- Gilbert Strait
Orphan date February 2009 Gilbert Strait coord 63 38 S 60 16 W is a strait between Trinity Island and Tower Island in the Palmer Archipelago . Named by a British expedition 1828 31, under Foster, for Davies Gilbert , President of the Royal Society , 1827 30, and of the committee which formulated the objectives of the expedition. The strait was mapped by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition , 1901 04, under Nordenskjold . ref gnis type antarid 5675 ref References reflist Category Straits of the Palmer Archipelago PalmerArchipelago geo stub ... more details
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- Krusenstern Strait
Krusenstern Strait lang ru is a strait, located at coord 48 23 37 N 153 33 41 E , separating the islands of Raikoke and Lovushki Rocks in the Kuril Islands , Russia . This strait was named after Russian admiral and explorer Adam Johann von Krusenstern . Category Straits of the Kuril Islands SakhalinOblast geo stub bg de Krusenstern Stra e et Krusensterni v in ru zh ... more details
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- Kildin Strait
File .jpg thumb Kildin Strait from space Kildin Strait lang ru is a strait, located at coord 69 18 20 N 34 09 40 E , separating island Kildin and Kola Peninsula , Russia . Category Straits of Russia Category Geography of Murmansk Oblast MurmanskOblast geo stub nl Straat Kildin ru zh ... more details
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- Arnott Strait
Arnott Strait is a waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut , Canada . It separates Cameron Island to the north from le Vanier to the south . To the west, the strait opens into the Byam Martin Channel . coord 76 18 N 103 34 W region CA NU type waterbody display title name Arnott Strait Straits of Nunavut Category Straits of Qikiqtaaluk Region QikiqtaalukNU geo stub ... more details
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- Pearse Strait
Pearse Strait is a waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut , Canada . It separates le Vanier to the north from Massey Island to the south . To the west, the strait opens into the Byam Martin Channel , and to the east it opens into the Erskine Inlet . coord 76 2 30 N 103 11 0 W region CA NU type waterbody display title name Pearse Strait Straits of Nunavut Category Straits of Qikiqtaaluk Region QikiqtaalukNU geo stub ... more details
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- Boyer Strait
Boyer Strait is a waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut , Canada . It separates Massey Island to the north from Alexander Island Nunavut Alexander Island to the south . le Marc is located at the western end of the strait, beyond which it opens into the Byam Martin Channel . To the east it opens into the Erskine Inlet . coord 75 55 N 103 0 W region CA NU type waterbody display title name Boyer Strait Straits of Nunavut Category Straits of Qikiqtaaluk Region QikiqtaalukNU geo stub ... more details
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- Mycale Strait
File Mount Mycale and Mycale Strait.jpg thumb right 150px The Mycale Strait. The Mycale Strait lang el is a narrow strait separating the island of Samos from Anatolia Turkey . At its narrowest point it is only 1.6 km wide, the narrowest between any Aegean island and Turkey. It is named after the nearby Mount Mycale on the mainland. Greece geo stub Turkey geo stub coord missing Turkey Category Straits of Greece Category Straits of Turkey Category Aegean Sea ... more details
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- Ikaasaartik Strait
Location map Greenland lat dir N lat deg 65 lat min 34 lat sec 10 lon dir W lon deg 37 lon min 03 lon min 00 width 300 caption Location within Greenland label Ikaasaartik Strait Ikaasaartik Strait old spelling Ik s rtik is a strait in the Sermersooq municipality, on the southeastern coast of Greenland . Geography File Ikaasaartik strait icefloes aerial.jpg thumb 200px left Lead sea ice Leads and Sea ice icefloes in the mouth of the strait, at the frozen confluence with the open North Atlantic. File Ikaasaartik strait aerial.jpg thumb 300px right Aerial view of Ikaasaartik Strait The strait separates Kulusuk Island in the southwest from Apusiaajik Island in the northeast. The strait waterway connects the Torsuut Tunoq sound in the northwest with the North Atlantic in the southeast. ref name saga Tasiilaq, Saga Map, Tage Schj tt, 1992 ref Air Iceland STOL aircraft approach Kulusuk Airport on the way from Nerlerit Inaat Airport Nerlerit Inaat and Reykjav k Airport Reykjav k flying directly over the southern end of Apusiaajik Island and then over the Ikaasaartik Strait, in an air canyon between the Qalorujoorneq ridge on Kulusuk Island, and the Kangaartik and Iperajivit summits on Apusiaajik Island. ref name saga During winter pack ice and small iceberg s pushed forth by the East Greenland Current ram against the northeastern coast, blocking the narrow strait and facilitating the freeze of the much wider Torsuut Tunoq sound. References commonscat Ikaasaartik Strait reflist coord 65 34 10 N 37 03 00 W scale 250000 display title Category Straits of Greenland ... more details
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- Stewart Strait
Stewart Strait coor dm 54 0 S 38 6 W is a strait 2 nautical miles 3.7 km wide between Bird Island, South Georgia Bird Island and the Willis Islands , off the west end of South Georgia . The strait was navigated and charted by Captain James Cook in 1775 later called Willis Sound by sealers and whalers recharted by DI in 1930 and named after Walter Stuart , Customs Officer in South Georgia at that time. usgs gazetteer Category Straits of Antarctica SouthGeorgia geo stub ... more details
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- Kista Strait
Kista Strait coor dm 67 35 S 62 51 E is a strait between the Flat Islands and Jocelyn Islands in Holme Bay , Mac. Robertson Land . Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition , 1936 37. The strait was first navigated by the site on which ANARE Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions established Mawson Station . usgs gazetteer Category Straits of Antarctica Category Landforms of Mac. Robertson Land MacRobertsonLand geo stub ... more details
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- Cebu Strait
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 File Cebu Strait.JPG thumb right 250px Cebu Strait with Cebu Island in the background. Cebu Strait , sometimes called Bohol Strait , is a strait in the Philippines that separates the island Provinces of the Philippines provinces of Cebu and Bohol . The Cebu Strait connects the western part of Bohol Sea with Camotes Sea , and is a major sea lane connecting Cebu City on its northern end with port cities in the south such as Dumaguete City and Cagayan de Oro City . Mactan Island , on the northern end of the same strait has the Mactan International Airport , one of the major airports in the country. Coord 9 50 N 123 40 E display title Category Straits of the Philippines Philippines geo stub de Stra e von Cebu nl Straat Cebu ja ... more details
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