The Second Kuril Strait

The second Kuril Strait is located in the Pacific Ocean, belongs to the Sakhalin region. With the help of the strait, the Pacific Ocean connects with the Sea of Okhotsk and the island of Paramushir separates from the island of Shumshu. It got its name from its location among the straits of the Kuril ridge. The length of the strait is about 30 kilometers, the minimum width is 1.5 kilometers, the depth can reach 30 meters.

Several rivers flow into the strait: Savushkina, City, Nasedkina, Matyrskaya. In the strait there are capes Savushkin, Artyushina, Support, Strong, Lake (Paramushir), Noisy (Shumshu), Chibuyny. In the southern part of the Second Kuril Strait is Uteskaya Bay. At the Cape of the Lake Strait flows into the Levashov Strait. On the shore of the strait on the island of Shumshu are the settlements of Shumny and Baikovo, on the island of Shumshu on the shore of the strait is the city of Severo-Kurilsk.

The strait has steep, rocky shores. There are many caves on the western shores. The east coast is dotted with a large number of surface and pitfalls.