Rikord Strait
Rikord Strait is a strait that separates the islands of Ushishir and Ketoy in the Kuril Islands, Russia. It is 22.5 km wide. An extensive bank at its center causes whirlpools and eddies.- Type: Strait
- Description: strait in the Kuril Islands
- Also known as: “Ketoi-kaikyō”, “Ketoy Strait”, “Proliv Ketoi”, and “Proliv Rikorda”
- Historically known as: “Ketoi Strait”
Rikord Strait
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sakhalin Oblast, Russian Far East, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Rikord Strait” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Rikord boğazı”
- Cebuano: “Proliv Rikorda”
- Croatian: “Rikordov tjesnac”
- Italian: “Stretto di Rikord”
- Japanese: “ケトイ海峡”
- Japanese: “リコルド海峡”
- Japanese: “計吐夷海峡”
- Russian: “Пролив Рикорда”
- Russian: “Рикорда (пролив)”
- Ukrainian: “протока Рікорда”
- Ukrainian: “Протока Рікорда”
- Ukrainian: “Рікорда протока”
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