Ricord Strait
North Kuril city district, Sakhalin region, Russia.
Description:
The Ricorda Strait is a strait in the Great Range of Islands of the Kuril Archipelago, located between the southwestern part of the island of Ushishishir and the northeastern part of the island of Ketoy.
The width of the strait is 26 kilometers, it connects the Pacific Ocean with the Sea of Okhotsk. For small ships is a danger of whirlpools, sulai and strong tides. Directly in the central part of the strait is an underwater active volcano of the same name Ricorda.
The strait was discovered as a result of a hydrogeographic expedition that passed through the strait in 1811, on the ship Diana. Named in honor of the famous Russian navigator, Admiral P. I. Rickord, during the expedition, an even senior officer on the ship "Diana".