Fourth Kuril Strait

The Fourth Kuril Strait is a very deep strait separating the islands of and in the , . It is 46.7 km wide. It was formerly known as the Amphitrite Strait.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Strait
  • Description: strait in Russia
  • Also known as: “Chetvertyy Kuril’skiy Proliv”, “Chetvyorty Kuril’skiy Proliv”, “Onekotan Kaikyô”, “Onekotan Strait”, “Onnekotan-Kaikyō”, “Proliv Onnekotan”, “Tsjetvjortyj kurilskij proliv”, “Четвертый Курильский пролив”, “オネコタン海峡”, “オンネコタン海峡”, “第4クリル海峡”, “第4千島海峡”, “第四クリル海峡”, and “第四千島海峡”
  • Historically known as: “Amphitrite Strait”

Fourth Kuril Strait

Latitude
49.84524° or 49° 50′ 43″ north
Longitude
155.05839° or 155° 3′ 30″ east
Open location code
8RXQR3W5+39
Geo­Names ID
2126194
Wiki­data ID
Q2000368
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Fourth Kuril Strait” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Dördüncü Kuril boğazı”
  • Bulgarian: “Четвърти курилски проток”
  • Catalan: “Quart estret de les Kurils”
  • Cebuano: “Chetvërtyy Kuril’skiy Proliv”
  • Chinese: “第四千岛海峡”
  • Chinese: “第四千島海峽”
  • Croatian: “Četvrti kurilski tjesnac”
  • Czech: “Čtvrtý kurilský průliv”
  • Dutch: “Vierde Koerilenstraat”
  • Esperanto: “Kvara Kurila Markolo”
  • Estonian: “Neljas Kuriili väin”
  • German: “Vierte Kurilenstrasse”
  • German: “Vierte Kurilenstraße”
  • Italian: “Stretto Četvërtyj Kuril’skij”
  • Japanese: “温禰古丹海峡”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Det fjerde Kurilsundet”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Det fjerde Kurilsundet”
  • Norwegian: “Det fjerde Kurilsundet”
  • Polish: “Czwarta Cieśnina Kurylska”
  • Russian: “Четвёртый Курильский пролив”
  • Russian: “Четвёртый Курильский Пролив”
  • Slovak: “Štvrtý kurilský prieliv”
  • Turkish: “Dördüncü Kuril Boğazı”
  • Ukrainian: “Четверта Курильська протока”

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Places to explore: Bryukhanovo and Kharitonovka.

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