Diana Strait
Diana Strait is a deep strait that separates the islands of Ketoy and Simushir in the Kuril Islands, Russia. It is 16.1 km wide. The flood tidal current in the strait sets northwest, while the ebb flows to the southeast.- Type: Strait
- Description: strait in Russia
- Also known as: “Diana”, “Proliv Sinsiru”, “Shimushiru-kaikyō”, “Shinshiru-kaikyō”, “Simushir Strait”, “Simusiru Kaikyô”, “Дианы”, “シムシル海峡”, and “ディアナ海峡”
Diana Strait
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sakhalin Oblast, Russian Far East, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.25° or 47° 15′ north
Longitude
152.33333° or 152° 20′ east
Open location code
8RVJ782M+28
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Diana Strait” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Diana boğazı”
- Bulgarian: “Диана”
- Cebuano: “Proliv Diany”
- Chinese: “戴安娜海峡”
- Chinese: “戴安娜海峽”
- Chinese: “黛安娜海峡”
- Chinese: “黛安娜海峽”
- Croatian: “Dianin tjesnac”
- Italian: “Stretto di Diana”
- Japanese: “新知海峡”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Dianasundet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dianasundet”
- Norwegian: “Dianasundet”
- Russian: “Пролив Дианы”
- Slovenian: “Dianin preliv”
- Ukrainian: “Протока Діани”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Kraternyy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Middle Kurils and Skala Ostrokonechnaya.
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Worth a closer look: Vladivostok and Yakutsk.
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