Kara Strait
The Kara Strait or Kara Gates is a 56 km wide channel of water between the southern end of Novaya Zemlya and the northern tip of Vaygach Island. This strait connects the Kara Sea and the Barents Sea in northern Russia.
NASA, Public domain.- Strait
- Description: strait in Novaya Zemlya, Russia
- Also known as“Karskiya Vorota”“Nassau Strait”“Nassow Strait”“Str. of Nassow”“Strait of Nassau”“Strait of Nassow”
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
70.43333° or 70° 26′ north
Longitude
57.91667° or 57° 55′ east
Open location code
CH2VCWM8+8M
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Kara Strait” goes by many names.
مضيق كاراArabic
Կարայի դարպասներArmenian
Estrechu de KaraAsturian
Kara darvazasıAzerbaijani
Karako itsasarteaBasque
Карскія ВаротыBelarusian
Праліў Карскія ВаротыBelarusian
Karski prolazBosnian
Карски ВратаBulgarian
Estret de KaraCatalan
Proliv Karskiye VorotaCebuano
卡拉海峽Chinese
喀拉海峡Chinese
Karska vrataCroatian
Karská vrataCzech
KarastrædetDanish
Karische PoortDutch
Kara markoloEsperanto
Kara VäravEstonian
KaranporttiFinnish
KaransalmiFinnish
Yankin KaraHausa
מצר קארהHebrew
कारा जलडमरूमध्यHindi
KarasundIcelandic
Selat KaraIndonesian
Stretto di KaraItalian
カラ海峡Japanese
カルスキエ・ヴォロタ海峡Japanese
カルスキエボロタ海峡Japanese
카라 해협Korean
카르스키예 해협Korean
Pylae KaricaeLatin
Karas VārtiLatvian
Karos VartaiLithuanian
Карска ВратаMacedonian
Карски ПротокMacedonian
कारा सामुद्रधुनीMarathi
Kara Hái-kiapMin Nan Chinese
KarastredetNorwegian
KaraportenNorwegian Bokmål
KarastredetNorwegian Bokmål
KarasundetNorwegian Nynorsk
Proliv Karskije VorotaNorwegian Nynorsk
Карæйы КулдуарOssetian
Карскы КулдуарOssetian
ਕਾਰਾ ਪਣਜੋੜPanjabi
تنگه کاراPersian
خلیج عقبهPersian
Karskie WrotaPolish
Бе́рингов Карские ВоротаRussian
Карские ВоротаRussian
Пролив Карские ВоротаRussian
Kara StraitScots
Karska vrataSerbian
Карска вратаSerbian
Карские ВоротаSerbian
Karska vrataSerbo-Croatian
Karské vrátaSlovak
Kara StraitSwedish
KarasundetSwedish
Proliv Karskiye VorotaSwedish
ช่องแคบคาราThai
Kara BoğazıTurkish
Карські ВоротаUkrainian
آبنائے کاراUrdu
Eo biển KaraVietnamese
Estrecho han KaraWaray (Philippines)
Kara StraitWaray (Philippines)
Sulang han KaraWaray (Philippines)
Karyske PoarteWestern Frisian
آبنائے کاراWestern Panjabi
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