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Kurkse Strait

Kurkse Strait is a strait in , located between and Continental Estonia; this strait is part of Gulf of Finland. Strait's width is about 2 km and depth is 1,5–2 m.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Strait
  • Description: strait in Estonia
  • Also known as: “Kurkse Vain”, “Kurksi Väin”, and “Kurksisalmi Väin”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Suur-Pakri Church and Väike-Pakri Church.

Church
is a chapel undergoing renovation on the island of in , . The church is registered as a cultural monument.

Church
Photo: Ulvarkaart, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kurkse and Paldiski.

Hamlet
is a village in , in northern .

Photo: Atsirlin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small port town on the shore of Baltic Sea, in Harjumaa county in northwestern . Here the drab Soviet past meets the sea and the cliffs with wind power plants.

Kurkse Strait

Latitude
59.30338° or 59° 18′ 12″ north
Longitude
23.97665° or 23° 58′ 36″ east
Open location code
9GF58X3G+9M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10777576846
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­strait
Geo­Names ID
794930
Wiki­data ID
Q3510564
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Satellite Map

Discover Kurkse Strait from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kurkse Strait” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kurkse Väin”
  • Czech: “Kurkse väin”
  • Czech: “Kurksi väin”
  • Czech: “Kurkský průliv”
  • Estonian: “Kurkse salm”
  • Estonian: “Kurkse väin”
  • Russian: “Курксисалми”
  • Swedish: “Kurkse Väin”
  • Swedish: “Västersundet”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Suurküla and Lepiku küla.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bjärr-grånne and Suur-Pakri koolimaja vundament.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kurkse Strait”. Photo: Andrusu, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.