Ekarma Strait
Russia, Sakhalin region, Shiashkotan Island.
Description:
Ekarma is a Pacific strait that separates the island of Shiashkotan from the island of Ekarma, and also connects the Strait of Severgin and the Sea of Okhotsk. The strait is located in the waters of the Sakhalin region of Russia. There are no settlements on its shores, and it is named after the nearby island of Ekarma.
The length of the strait is 25 kilometers, the maximum depth is about 900 meters, the width is 8 kilometers. In the strait there are capes Chuprov, Nikonov, Razvalny, Grotovy, Luty, Boots and Round. Many sulfurous streams flow into Ekarma. On its east coast there are many surface and pit stones. Near the coast of Shiashkotan, in the strait there are Fractional Islands and Bashmak rock. In the southeastern part of the strait is Zakatnaya Bay. Beyond Cape Lyuty and Chuprov, Ekarma passes into the Severgin Strait.
The average value of tides along the banks of Ekarma is about 1 meter.