Luzhin Strait

Luzhin Strait is a stretch of which separates from the coast. It is named after Russian cartographer Fyodor Luzhin. Gymnelus soldatovi have been found at a depth of 100 m. in the strait.
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  • Type: Strait
  • Description: strait
  • Also known as: Luzhina”, “Proliv Luzhinka”, “Proliv Tretiy Kuril’skiy”, “Shirinki-kaikyō”, “Shirinki-suidō”, “Sirinki Kaikyō”, “Third Kuril Strait”, and “Tretiy Kuril’skiy

Luzhin Strait

Latitude
50.17585° or 50° 10′ 33″ north
Longitude
155.12565° or 155° 7′ 32″ east
Open location code
9R2Q54GG+87
Geo­Names ID
2123666
Wiki­data ID
Q1277636
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Luzhin Strait” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: Lujin boğazı
  • Bulgarian: Лужин
  • Catalan: Estret de Lujina
  • Cebuano: Proliv Luzhina
  • Chinese: 盧任海峽
  • Croatian: Lužinov tjesnac
  • Dutch: Straat Loezjin
  • Esperanto: Markolo de Luĵin
  • Esperanto: Tria Kurila Markolo
  • Estonian: Lužini väin
  • German: Luschin-Straße
  • Hebrew: מיצר לוזהין
  • Italian: Stretto di Lužin
  • Japanese: シリンキ海峡
  • Japanese: ルジナ海峡
  • Japanese: 志林規海峡
  • Japanese: 第3クリル海峡
  • Japanese: 第3千島海峡
  • Japanese: 第三クリル海峡
  • Japanese: 第三千島海峡
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Luzjinsundet
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Luzjinsundet
  • Norwegian: Luzjinsundet
  • Russian: Пролив Лужина
  • Russian: Пролив Третий Курильский
  • Swedish: Luzjinsundet
  • Ukrainian: Протока Лужина

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About Mapcarta. 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 “Luzhin Strait”. Photo: Contributor21022018, CC0.