Kurochkin Strait
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2024) |
Kurochkin Strait (Russian: Пролив Курочкина) is a 20-kilometre (12 mi) wide naviagable strait in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.[1] It is located in the Pyasina Gulf, south of the Arkticheskiy Institut Islands, and separates Morzhovo Island of the Kamennyye Islands from the mainland. The strait connects the Kara Sea in the west with Pyasina Bay in the east.[2]
It is named after the Cossack explorer, Kondraty Kurochkin, who in 1610 led (together with Osip Shepunov) an expedition of traders from Turukhansk to the mouth of the Pyasina.[1] It is covered with ice for most of the year.
References
- ^ a b Popov, Sergeĭ Vladimirovich (1982). Берега мужества (in Russian). Красноярское книжное изд-во. p. 5.
- ^ Hønneland, Geir B. (1997). Navigating the Straits of the Northern Sea Route. Fridtjof Nansen Institute. p. 21. ISBN 9788276132045.
Categories:
- CS1 Russian-language sources (ru)
- Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
- Articles needing additional references from February 2024
- All articles needing additional references
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles containing Russian-language text
- Coordinates on Wikidata
- Straits of the Kara Sea
- Straits of Krasnoyarsk Krai
- All stub articles
- Krasnoyarsk Krai geography stubs