Eastern Bosphorus
The Eastern Bosphorus is a strait located in Primorsky Krai, Russia, that separates the Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula and Russky Island, and connects Amur Bay and Ussuri Bay within Peter the Great Gulf.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Strait
- Description: strait in Sea of Japan, Russia
- Also known as: “Eastern Bosphorus Strait”, “Proliv Bosfor”, “Proliv Bosfor Vostchnyy”, and “Proliv Bosfor Vostochnyy”
Photo: Andshel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Russky Bridge and Tokarev Lighthouse.
Russky Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Russky Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia. The bridge connects the Russky Island and the Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula sections of the city across the Eastern Bosphorus strait, and with a central span of 1,104 metres, it is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world. Russky Bridge is situated 3 km east of Eastern Bosphorus.
Tokarev Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tokarev Lighthouse is situated 2½ km west of Eastern Bosphorus.
Papenberg Island
Islet
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Papenberg Island is an islet, which is situated 3½ km south of Eastern Bosphorus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Russky and Vladivostok.
Russky
Village
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Russky is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Eastern Bosphorus.
Vladivostok
Vladivostok is the eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway, Russia's largest port to the Pacific Ocean, and the base for the Pacific Fleet. With 600,000 inhabitants, it is the second-largest city in the Russian Far East, after Khabarovsk.
Eastern Bosphorus
- Category: body of water
- Location: Primorsky Krai, Russian Far East, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Eastern Bosphorus from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Eastern Bosphorus” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Şərqi Bosfor boğazı”
- Belarusian: “Басфор Усходні”
- Bulgarian: “Източен Босфор”
- Cebuano: “Proliv Bosfor Vostochnyy”
- Chinese: “东博斯普鲁斯海峡”
- Chinese: “東博斯普魯斯海峽”
- Croatian: “Istočni Bospor”
- Czech: “Východní Bospor”
- Dutch: “Oostelijke Bosporus”
- French: “Bosfor Vostotchny”
- French: “Bosphore oriental”
- German: “Östlicher Bosporus”
- Hebrew: “הבוספורוס המזרחי”
- Italian: “Bosforo orientale”
- Japanese: “東ボスポラス海峡”
- Korean: “동보스포루스 해협”
- Latin: “Bosporus Orientalis”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Østre Bosporos”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aust-Bosporos”
- Norwegian: “Østre Bosporos”
- Polish: “Wschodni Bosfor”
- Portuguese: “Bósforo Oriental”
- Russian: “Босфор Восточный”
- Russian: “Босфо́р Восто́чный”
- Russian: “пролив Босфор Восточный”
- Russian: “Пролив Босфор Восточный”
- Spanish: “Bósforo Oriental”
- Turkish: “Doğu Boğaziçi”
- Ukrainian: “Босфор Східний”
- Ukrainian: “Східний Босфор”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pospelovo and Churkino.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mys Pospelova and Mys Goldobina.
Primorsky Krai: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Vladivostok, Nakhodka, Ussuriysk, and Artyom.
Curious Straits to Discover
Uncover intriguing straits from every corner of the globe.
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