Krusenstern Strait
Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, North Pacific Ocean.
Description:
The Kruzenshtern Strait is located in the North Pacific Ocean, in the waters of the Sakhalin region of Russia. It separates the island of Shiashkotan from the island of Raikoke and also connects the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk. This is the largest strait in the entire Kuril Islands.
The length of the strait is about 15 kilometers, the smallest width is 74 kilometers, the depth is 1764 meters. Its shores are rocky and precipitous. The salinity of the waters of the strait is about 33 ppm, and its cross-sectional area is 40 square kilometers.
In the Krusenstern Strait, 2 shoals are distinguished with a depth of 150 meters each. In its central part are the rocks of the Trap, and in the southern side it connects with the Golovnin Strait.
The strait is named after the Russian navigator I. F. Kruzenshtern, who sailed through it on the ship “Hope” in 1805, and almost crashed on the rocks of the Trap. There are no settlements on the shores of the strait.