Unreferenced date December 2009 Distinguish Danish straits File DenmarkStrait pack ice.jpg thumb left Pack ice in DenmarkStrait Image Norwegian Sea map.png thumb right The DenmarkStrait Lang da Danmarksstr det , Lang is Gr nlandssund , the latter meaning Greenland Sound geography Sound is an oceanic strait between Greenland to its northwest and Iceland to its southeast . The Norway Norwegian island of Jan Mayen lies northeast of the strait. It connects the Greenland Sea , an extension of the Arctic Ocean , to the Irminger Sea , a part of the Atlantic Ocean and is 300 miles 480 km long and 180 miles 290 km wide at its narrowest. The narrow depth is 625 feet 191 metres deep. The cold East Greenland Current passes through the strait and carries icebergs south into the north Atlantic Ocean. It hosts important fishing grounds. File Denemarkenstraat.PNG thumb Location map During World War II , the Battle of the DenmarkStrait took place on May 24, 1941. The German battleship German battleship Bismarck Bismarck sank the British battlecruiser HMS Hood 51 HMS Hood , which exploded with the loss of all but three of its 1418 crew, and seriously damaged the British battleship HMS Prince of Wales 1939 Prince of Wales . Bismarck succeeded in entering the Atlantic through the Strait, but damage sustained in the battle prevented it from carrying out its intended destruction of British convoys. See also GIUK gap Coord 67 N 24 W region GL type waterbody scale 8000000 display title List of seas Category Straits of North America Category Straits of the Arctic Ocean Category Straits of Greenland Category Straits of Iceland Category Greenland Iceland border Category International straits ar bn be be x old bg ca Estret de Dinamarca cs D nsk pr liv da Danmarksstr det de D nemarkstra e et Taani v in es Estrecho ... id Selat Denmark is Gr nlandssund it Stretto di Danimarca he ka nl Straat ... more details
stack begin Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of the DenmarkStrait image File Bundesarchiv Bild ... DenmarkStrait result German victory combatant1 center flagicon Nazi Germany naval size 63px br ... br 1,428 dead br 9 wounded Campaignbox Atlantic Campaign stack end The Battle of the DenmarkStrait ... through the DenmarkStrait between Greenland and Iceland and attack Allies of World War II Allied ... cruiser s HMS Norfolk 78 6 and HMS Suffolk 55 2 . These ships were patrolling the DenmarkStrait ... and Prinz Eugen first sighted her in the DenmarkStrait, they identified her as King George V , as they believed ... chart of HMS Prince of Wales for the battle of the DenmarkStrait click to enlarge . Note the manuscript ... to rapidly close the range during the brief engagement. ref Bonomi, The Battle of the DenmarkStrait ... class.dk bismarck denmarkstrait dispute bonomi denmarkstrait battle bonomi.html Bonomi, The Battle of the DenmarkStrait 2003. Walter J. Boyne Boyne, Walter J. . Clash of Titans World War II at Sea ... missing DEFAULTSORT DenmarkStrait Category Operation Rhein bung Category Naval battles and operations .... The next morning the German ships were intercepted in the Strait between Iceland and Greenland ..., which he did at 05 37. ref Boyne 1995, p. 59. ref The rough seas in the Strait kept the destroyers ... plot.gif thumb right The original gunnery plot of HMS Prince of Wales for the battle of the DenmarkStrait click to enlarge . This shows the ranges and bearings of the 18 salvos fired by Prince of Wales ... nb tag ref http www.bismarck class.dk bismarck history bisdenmarkstraitbattle.html The Battle of the DenmarkStrait by John Asmussen Bismarck and Prinz Eugen also suffered a loss of output. Bismarck ... links http www.hmshood.com history denmarkstrait index.htm HMS Hood Association Battle of the DenmarkStrait Documentation Resource http www.bismarck class.dk bismarck bismarck menu.html The Battleship ... du d troit du Danemark id Pertempuran Selat Denmark it Battaglia dello stretto di Danimarca he ... more details
ocean habitat topics image Strait.svg caption Diagram of a strait A strait or straits is a narrow, navigable ... with strait , although each is sometimes differentiated with varying senses. Many straits are economically ... referred to as such. The term strait is typically reserved for much larger, wider features of the marine ... than wave power or wind power . The Pentland Firth actually a strait may be capable of generating ... Strait in New Zealand may be capable of generating 12GW. ref Renewable energy development http renewableenergydev.com red tidal energy cook strait Tidal Energy Cook Strait ref Navigational legal regime ... are subject to the legal regime of transit passage Strait of Gibraltar , Dover Strait , Strait of Hormuz ... a part of high seas or an exclusive economic zone with the territorial sea of coastal nation Strait of Tiran , Strait of Juan de Fuca , Strait of Baltiysk and 2 in straits formed by an island of a state bordering the strait and its mainland if there exists seaward of the island a route through ... and hydrographical characteristics Strait of Messina , Pentland Firth . There may be no suspension of innocent passage through such straits. Well known straits Details list of straits File Strait of gibraltar.jpg thumb right The Strait of Gibraltar br North is to the left Spain is on the left and Morocco ... Sea and the Arabian Sea . Bass Strait , which lies between mainland Australia and Tasmania , and connects the Southern Ocean with the Pacific Ocean . Bering Strait 85 km , between Alaska and Siberia , which ... the Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean and the Black Sea . Cook Strait , separating the North and South Islands of New Zealand . Strait of Dover 34 km , between England and France , which connects ... translation of strait for naming the city of Detroit . Straits of Florida separate the Florida peninsula from Cuba . The Gulf Stream current originates there. Strait of Gibraltar 14.3 km , the only natural passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea . Strait of Hormuz connecting ... more details
of Denmark span common name Denmark image flag Flag of Denmark.svg image coat National Coat of arms ..., the People s Love, Denmark s Strength small image map EU Denmark.svg map caption map caption location ...?sci 565 title Immigrants and their descendants and foreign nationals work Statistics Denmark ... title1 List of Danish monarchs Queen leader name1 Margrethe II of Denmark Margrethe II leader title2 Prime Minister of Denmark Prime Minister leader name2 Lars L kke Rasmussen leader title3 Folketing ... Statistics Key indicators Population pop.aspx publisher Statistics Denmark accessdate 11 November 2010 ... 1&c 128&s NGDPD,NGDPDPC,PPPGDP,PPPPC,LP&grp 0&a &pr.x 39&pr.y 4 title Denmark publisher International ... utc offset DST 2 drives on right cctld .dk sup 2,3 sup calling code Telephone numbers in Denmark ... area of Denmark. Danish is recognised as a protected minority language in the Schleswig Holstein region of Germany . br sup 2 sup For Denmark excluding the Faroe Islands and Greenland . br sup 3 sup ... and Greenland uses 299. Denmark IPAc en en us Denmark.ogg d n m r k lang da Danmark , IPA da danm ... of Denmark, together with Greenland and the Faroe Islands , comprises the Kingdom of Denmark ... and south of Norway , and bordered to the south by Germany . Denmark borders both the Baltic Sea Baltic ..., most notably Zealand Denmark Zealand Sj lland , Funen Fyn , North Jutlandic Island Vendsyssel Thy commonly ... islands often referred to as the Danish Archipelago. Denmark has long controlled the approach to the Baltic ... through the three channels known as the Danish straits . Denmark is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. Denmark has a state level government and local government s in 98 List of municipalities of Denmark municipalities . Denmark has been a member of the European Union since 1973, although it has not joined the Eurozone . Denmark is a founding member of NATO and the Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development OECD . Denmark is also a member of the Organisation ... more details
Location map Greenland lat dir N lat deg 70 lat min 12 lon dir W lon deg 53 lon min 00 width 300 caption Location within Greenland label Sullorsuaq Strait Sullorsuaq Strait old spelling Suvdlorssuaq , lang da Vaigat is a strait on the western coast of Greenland . Geography File Sullorsuaq strait.jpg thumb 300px right Aerial view of Sullorsuaq Strait from the northeast. Nuussuaq Peninsula shoreline on the first plane, Qeqertarsuaq Island on the horizon. It separates Nuussuaq Peninsula in the northeast from Disko Island Qeqertarsuaq Island in the southwest. ref Nuussuaq , Saga Map, Tage Schj tt, 1992 ref The strait waterway connects inner Disko Bay in the southeast with Baffin Bay in the northwest. Qeqertarsuatsiaq Island is located in the northeastern mouth of the strait, where it opens into Baffin Bay. At the southeastern end, the large Alluttoq Island is located in the outlet of the strait, at the confluence with Disko Bay. ref Qeqertarsuup Tunua , Saga Map, Tage Schj tt, 1992 ref History Archaeological excavations in Qilakitsoq on the northeastern shore revealed the existence of an ancient Arctic culture later named the Saqqaq culture that inhabited the area of west central Greenland between 2500 BCE and 800 BCE. ref http www.natmus.dk sw18632.asp The Greenland Research Centre at the National Museum of Denmark ref Settlement Saqqaq is the only settlement in the area, located in the southern part on the shores of Nuussuaq Peninsula. The former coal mining settlement of Qullissat was located on the coast of Disko Island. The entire coast is now uninhabited. See also Thule people References commonscat Sullorsuaq Strait reflist coord 70 12 N 53 00 W scale 2000000 display title Category Disko Bay Category Straits of Greenland ... more details
island lying within the strait, is claimed by both Denmark on behalf of Greenland and Canada. References ...Image Map indicating Nares Strait.png right thumb 300px Nares Strait boxed is between Ellesmere Island and Greenland. legend ffff66 Nunavut legend ffffcc Greenland legend ffccff Northwest Territories Nares Strait lang da Nares Str det coord 80 N 070 W type waterbody display title name Nares Strait is a waterway between Ellesmere Island and Greenland that is the northern part of Baffin Bay where it meets the Lincoln Sea . From south to north, the strait includes Smith Sound , Kane Basin waterway Kane Basin , Kennedy Channel , Hall Basin and Robeson Channel . During 1962 64 a 20 km by 10 km ice island drifted southward from the Lincoln Sea through the Nares and Davis Strait s to the Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea . ref Cite journal last1 M nchow first1 Andreas first2 Humfrey last2 Melling first3 Kelly K last3 Falkner year 2006 title An Observational Estimate of Volume and Freshwater Flux Leaving the Arctic Ocean Through Nares Strait url http muenchow.cms.udel.edu papers Nares JPO2005.pdf journal Journal of Physical Oceanography volume 36 number 11 page 2026 accessdate 2010 12 23 . ref In 1964, its name, from the British naval officer George Strong Nares , was agreed by the Danish Stednavneudvalget , now Stednavnen vnet and Government of Canada Canadian government s. The strait and neighbouring waters are usually hazardous for navigation and shipping. During August, however, it is usually navigable by icebreaker s. Prior to 1948, only five vessels were recorded as having successfully navigated north of Kane Basin. In 2009 the ship Arctic Sunrise made the first known June transit into the Arctic ..., Peter R., and J. William Kerr. Nares Strait and the Drift of Greenland A Conflict in Plate Tectonics ... Through Nares Strait, Ellesmere Island . Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada , 33 ... Strait by Greenland and Ellesmere Ice Sheet Retreat 10,000 Years Ago . Nature . 398, no. 6723 139 ... more details
The Stikine Strait is a strait in the Alexander Archipelago of Alaska , located between Zarembo Island to the west and Etolin Island Etolin and Woronkofski Island s just southwest of the Wrangell, Alaska City of Wrangell . The strait s name derives from that of the Stikine River , the outlet of which is just northeast of Wrangell. The strait is shown on a 1844 Russian chart, but the name was first published on Russian Admiralty charts in 1848 as Proliv Stakhinskiy or Stakhin Strait . Other spelling variants over time have been Frances Strait , Stachin Strait , Stachine Strait , Stackine Strait , Stahkeen Strait , Stahkin Strait , Stakeen Strait , Stakhinski Strait , Stickeen Strait , and Stikeen Strait References gnis 1415008 coord 56 18 42 N 132 36 52 W scale 500000 display title Category Straits of Alaska Category Landforms of Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska Alaska geo stub WrangellAK geo stub ... more details
Image Map indicating Davis Strait.png right thumb 300px Davis Strait, lying between Greenland and Nunavut ... ffffcc Regions outside Canada Greenland, Iceland Davis Strait lang fr D troit de Davis Danish ?, Greenlandic ... , Canada s Baffin Island . The strait was named for the English explorer John Davis English explorer ... Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Davis Strait as follows ref cite web ... North the East coast of Baffin Island to East Bluff, its Southeastern extremity and of Hudson Strait ... from palasip qaqqaa.jpg thumb right The coast of Davis Strait in western Greenland The Davis Strait ... in the Labrador Sea to Baffin Bay. It is the world s broadest strait. Depth With a water depth of between one and two thousand meters the strait is substantially shallower than the Labrador Sea to the south or Baffin Bay to the north. Tides The strait is famous for its fierce tides that can range from ... Spill Sensitive Areas in the Davis Strait, West Greenland A Review of Biological Data in Relation to Oil Spill Sensitivity Mapping, with an Identification of Data Gaps . Copenhagen, Denmark Greenland Environmental Research Institute, 1992. Crawford, R. E. Life History of the Davis Strait Greenland ... The Marginal Ice Zone Of The Davis Strait . Boundary Layer Meteorology . 101, no. 2 261 292. Heide Jorgensen, M P, H Stern, and K L Laidre. 2007. Dynamics of the Sea Ice Edge in Davis Strait . Journal ... 170. Jones, A G E, and Arthur Credland. 1998. The Greenland and Davis Strait Trade, 1740 1880 . The Polar ... and Mapping of Bottom Fish Assemblages in Davis Strait and Southern Baffin Bay . Canadian Journal .... Marine Plastic Debris in Northern Fulmars from Davis Strait, Nunavut, Canada . Marine Pollution Bulletin . 52, no. 7 813 5. Ross, W. Gillies. Arctic Whalers, Icy Seas Narratives of the Davis Strait ... gallery individual.php?db date 2005 06 21 June 2005 Satellite photograph of Davis Strait from ... region CA NU scale 8000000 display title name Davis Strait Category Baffin Island Category Canada Greenland ... more details
Satellite photo of the Bering Strait Image dateliner cam.jpg thumb 200px right http 209.165.175.132 sample LvAppl lvappl.htm A US based webcam providing a view across the Bering Strait Image US NOAA nautical chart of Bering Strait.png right thumb 200px Nautical chart of the Bering Strait Image Peters ... in the Bering Strait. http www.wall maps.com World PetersProjection over.gif On other maps a part of Russia is shown left of Alaska. The Bering Strait lang ru , Beringov proliv , known to natives as Imakpik , Citation needed date November 2009 is a sea strait between Cape Dezhnev ... Behring in older books. The Bering Strait has been the subject of scientific speculation that humans ... ref Geography and science The Bering Strait is approximately convert 53 mi km sp us wide, with an average ... Ocean to the south. Although the Cossack Semyon Dezhnev passed by the strait in 1648, it is named after Vitus Bering , a Denmark Danish explorer who crossed the strait in 1728. Although considered incorrect spelling today the area is often found spelled as Behring Strait in some older texts. Population The area is sparsely populated. The Diomede Islands lie directly in the middle of the Bering Strait, and the village in Little Diomede has a school which is part of Alaska s Bering Strait School ... the Bering Strait to the main cities of Alaska. There are a few roads around Nome, Alaska Nome . Air and water are the main mode of travel. However there is no regular air connection across the strait ... Strait. These areas are also roadless. Expeditions Semyon Dezhnyov 1648 was the first recorded European to pass through the Bering Strait. Vitus Bering entered it in 1728. Adolf Erik Nordenski ld ... Strait , completed the first sea kayak crossing of the Bering Strait from Wales, in Alaska ... the Strait via the Diomede Islands. Having completed the crossing they continued north to Uelen ... of the frozen Bering Strait on skis. In March 2006 Briton Karl Bushby and French American adventurer ... more details
The Wellington Strait coord 69 28 N 095 59 W region CA type waterbody display inline,title name Wellington Strait is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut . It separates the Tennent Islands to the west from Matty Island to the east . To the north, the strait opens into the James Ross Strait to the south it opens into the Rae Strait . Straits of Nunavut Category Straits of Kitikmeot Region KitikmeotNU geo stub ... more details
Dampier Strait may refer to two different straits with the same name which are located on the same island of New Guinea Dampier Strait Papua New Guinea . Dampier Strait Indonesia . disambig de Dampierstra e ko pt Estreito de Dampier ... more details
Ikerasakassak Strait is a strait of Greenland . It is located in the Upernavik Archipelago . Greenland geo stub Upernavik Archipelago Category Straits of Greenland Category Upernavik Archipelago coord missing Greenland ... more details
Image Hoyo Strait Satellite.jpg thumb right 240px The nihongo H yo Strait H yo Kaiky is the strait at the narrowest part of the Bungo Channel in Japan . coord 33.300 N 131.967 E display title source cswiki DEFAULTSORT Hoyo Strait Category Straits of Japan Ehime geo stub Oita geo stub cs H jo ko ja zh ... more details
Image Taymyra2y.PNG thumb 200px Map showing the location of Taymyr Strait Taymyr Strait lang ru is a 3 km wide strait in Russia . It separates Taymyr Island from Taymyr Peninsula , and connects the Palander Strait in the west with the Taymyr Gulf in the east. coord 76 08 47 N 95 47 48 E region RU type waterbody display title Category Straits of Russia Category Straits of the Kara Sea KrasnoyarskKrai geo stub ru ... more details
Fildes Strait coor dm 62 14 S 59 0 W is a strait which extends in a general east west direction between King George Island Antarctica King George Island and Nelson Island , in the South Shetland Islands . This strait has been known to sealers in the area since about 1822, but at that time it appeared on the charts as Field s Strait. Probably named for Robert Fildes , a British sealer of that period. usgs gazetteer Category Geography of Antarctica WAntarctica geo stub ... more details
Image Iceberg in the Gerlache, Antarctica.JPG thumb Iceberg in the Gerlache. Gerlache Strait or De Gerlache Strait or D troit de la Belgica Mixing French and Spanish??? is a Channel geography channel strait separating the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsula . The Belgian Antarctic Expedition , under Lt. Adrien de Gerlache , explored the strait in January and February 1898, naming it for the expedition ship RV Belgica Belgica . The name was later changed to honor the commander himself. Image Gerlache Strait Antarctica.JPG thumb center 500px Panorama view of Gerlache Strait. Clear External links http www.pgoimages.com g antarctica gerlache.php Images from the Gerlache Strait Category Straits of Antarctica coord 64 30 S 62 20 W display title WAntarctica geo stub fr D troit de Gerlache pt Estreito de Gerlache ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image ithaca strait.jpg thumb Strait of Ithaca The Strait of Ithaca Lang el , Steno Ithakis is a strait separating the islands of Kefalonia to the west and Ithaca to the east. The Strait is approximately 20 km long and 4 to 6 km wide. It runs from south to north, starting at Cape Dichalia and Cape Agiou Andreou northeast of Sami, Kefalonia Sami and the Agia Efymia Bay Link to Agia Efymia Bay is the only link to that page in Wikipedia, removing it will orphan the page. Please notify User Lumberjake if it is removed. and up to Cape Viotis Capes Viotis and Cape Exogi north of Fiskardo . The boating route linking the ports of Sami and Fiskardo lies in this strait. The Strait connects to the Ionian Sea on both sides. The Agia Efthymia Bay Agia Efthymia and Sami Bay s lies to the southwest. Places by the strait West Fiskardo East Aetos Ithaca , Greece Aetos Agios Ioannis Ithaca , Greece Agios Ioannis Stavros Ithaca , Greece Stavros Lefki Ithaca , Greece Lefki Islands in the Strait of Ithaca Daskalio Island a.k.a. Asteris only island in the strait. Coord missing Greece DEFAULTSORT Strait Of Ithaca Category Straits of Greece Ithaca pt Estreito de taca ... more details
Broughton Strait is a strait off the north coast of Vancouver Island , British Columbia , Canada , separating that island from Malcolm Island Malcolm and Cormorant Island s, on the farther side of which is the larger Queen Charlotte Strait , which also lies beyond the western end of Brouhgton Strait, and the mouth of Knight Inlet . Farther east from Broughton Strait is the beginning of Johnstone Strait , which leads via Discovery Passage to the Georgia StraitStrait of Georgia . Communities on the Broughton Strait include Port McNeill, British Columbia Port McNeill , on Vancouver Island, and Sointula, British Columbia Sointula and Alert Bay, British Columbia Alert Bay , on Malcolm and Sointula Islands respectively. References BCGNIS 23700 Broughton Strait See also British Columbia Coast coord 50 37 00 N 127 03 00 W display title would be nice to have the water body name in kwak wala Category Straits of British Columbia Category Central Coast of British Columbia Category Kwakwaka wakw BritishColumbiaCoast geo stub ... more details
Badung Strait is a strait between the Indonesia n islands of Bali and Nusa Penida . It is about 60 km long and 20 km wide. In February 1942, the battle of Badung Strait was fought here. Badung Strait is the name of once of United States navy ship, USS Badoeng Strait CVE 116 List of Indonesian seas Bali geo stub coord 8 37 50 S 115 23 17 E type waterbody region ID source nlwiki display title Category Straits of Indonesia id Selat Badung it Stretto di Badung ms Selat Badong nl Straat Badoeng ja sv Badungsundet ... more details
Alexandra Strait coord 69 02 59 N 099 46 00 W region CA NU type waterbody display inline,title name Alexandra Strait ref http atlas.nrcan.gc.ca site english search search results?expression Alexandra Strait&x 9&y 9 Alexandra Strait at the Atlas of Canada ref is a natural waterway in the Canada Canadian territory of Nunavut . It separates King William Island to the east from Royal Geographical Society Island to the west. The strait, an arm of the Arctic Ocean , connects Victoria Strait to the north with Queen Maud Gulf to the south. References Reflist Straits of Nunavut Category Straits of Kitikmeot Region KitikmeotNU geo stub ... more details
Matha Strait is a strait lying between Adelaide Island and the south end of the Biscoe Islands . The strait takes its name from Matha Bay , the name originally applied by Charcot, leader of the French Antarctic Expedition , 1908 10, to the water feature as he conceived it. The British Graham Land Expedition BGLE under Rymill, 1934 37, recognizing that it is really a strait rather than a bay , changed the name to Matha Strait. Named for Lieutenant A. Matha , second in command of the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903 05, under Charcot. usgs gazetteer coord 66 34 S 67 30 W display title Category Straits of Antarctica subantarctic geo stub ... more details
other uses Image Clarence Strait, Alaska, 1958.jpg thumb 300px Clarence Strait, from an NOAA vessel, 1958 Clarence Strait , originally Duke of Clarence Strait , ref http www.nosracines.ca e page.aspx?id 321464 Statement of facts regarding the Alaska boundary question , p.1395 , Alexander Begg 1825 1905 Alexander Begg , Victoria, British Columbia, publ. R. Wolfenden, 1902 ref is a strait in southeastern Alaska , in the United States in the Alexander Archipelago . The strait separates Prince of Wales Island, Alaska Prince of Wales Island , on the west side, from Revillagigedo Island and Annette Island , on the east side. Clarence Strait is convert 126 mi km long, extending from Dixon Entrance to Sumner Strait . ref name gnis Clarence Strait was named in 1793 by George Vancouver in honor of William IV of the United Kingdom Prince William, Duke of Clarence . Jacinto Caama o , who had explored the region a year before Vancouver, named the strait Entrada de Nuestra Senora del Carmen. ref name gnis gnis 1893946 Clarence Strait ref The Guard Island Light and Lincoln Rocks Light , both located adjacent to Clarence Strait, were important aids to navigation in the Clarence Strait area in the pre automated era. Swimming The Clarence Strait was first crossed by swimmer Michelle Macy in 6 hours and 46 minuteson 2010 07 05. See also Alaska boundary dispute References reflist External links http www.bartleby.com 69 56 C08156.html Clarence Strait , The Columbia Gazetteer of North America coord 55 59 20 N 132 36 57 W scale 500000 display title Category Straits of Alaska Category Landforms of Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska Category Landforms of Prince of Wales Hyder Census Area, Alaska Category Landforms of Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska KetchikanGatewayAK geo stub PrinceofWalesHyderAK geo stub WrangellAK geo stub es Estrecho Clarence ja ... more details
File Sketchmap greenland sarqarput.svg thumb 300px right Location of Sarqarput Strait within the Uummannaq Fjord region Sarqarput Strait is a strait in the Uummannaq Fjord system in northwestern Greenland . It separates Uummannaq Island in the northeast from Nuussuaq Peninsula in the southwest. ref name saga Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schj tt, 1992 ref The strait waterway is part of the southern arm of Uummannaq Fjord, narrowing into Ikerasak Fjord in the southeast, at the base of Nuussuaq Peninsula. Sarfaagfip Kussinnersua and Kuuk rivers flowing from the peninsular glaciers empty into the strait. ref name saga Settlement File Sarqarput strait.jpg thumb 300px right Nuussuaq Peninsula seen from Uummannaq across Sarqarput Strait There are two settlements on the shores of the strait. Uummannaq on Uummannaq Island in the northeast is the major cultural center of northwestern Greenland. ref cite book last O Carroll first Etain title Greenland and the Arctic publisher Lonely Planet pages 191 193 year 2005 isbn 1 74059 095 3 ref Qaarsut is a small village on Nuussuaq Peninsula, host to Qaarsut Airport , the only airport in the region. Transport On the way from Qaarsut Airport, the helicopters of Air Greenland approach the Uummannaq Heliport located on the western shore of the strait alongside the western wall of Salliaruseq, first converging to the island, to then turn 90 degrees to the west due to winds in the Assorput Strait , which connects to Sarqarput Strait from the north. Photographs gallery File Sarqarput strait iceberg aerial.jpg Aerial view of an iceberg floating in Sarqarput Strait File Qasigissat.jpg Qasigissat Bay on the coast of Uummannaq Island opens into Sarqarput Strait File Nuussuaq peninsula from uummannaq.jpg Nuussuaq Peninsula seen from Uummannaq across Sarqarput Strait File Nuussuaq peninsula qilertiinguit kangilequtaa.jpg Qilertinnguit Kangilequtaa mountain on Nuussuaq Peninsula seen across Sarqarput Strait gallery References reflist coord 70 40 N 52 15 ... more details
coord 52 10 13 N 141 36 19 E type waterbody display title Image Strait of Tartary.PNG thumb left The Strait of Tartary connects the Sea of Okhostsk to the Sea of Japan. File .jpg A satellite image of the Nevelskoy Strait thumb right 200px The Nevelskoy Strait lang ru is a strait between Eurasia and Sakhalin that connects the main body of the Strait of Tartary with the Amur Liman Amur River estuary . It was named in memory of Capt. Gennady Nevelskoy who in 1849 difinitively established that the Strait of Tartary is connected with the Amur estuary and thus is in fact a strait, and not a Bay gulf . Length 56 km, width narrowest 7.3 km, fairway depth 7.2 m. The strait was a place for the contemplated Sakhalin Tunnel . russia geo stub Category Straits of the Pacific Ocean Category Straits of Asia Category Straits of Russia Category Sakhalin et Nevelskoi v in es Estrecho de Nevelsk i fr D troit de Nevelsko nl Straat Nevelskoj pt Estreito de Nevelskoy ru uk ... more details
Image Rinjani volcano satellite.jpg Color infrared view of Rinjani Volcano on Lombok Island , May 1992. Lombok Strait and Bali is on the top, Alas Strait and Sumbawa Island is on the bottom. thumb Alas Strait separates Lombok and Sumbawa , two islands of Indonesia in West Nusa Tenggara province. The strait was bridged by land until about 14,000 years before present when sea level rose to about 75 meters below present sea level, ref http www.fieldmuseum.org research collections zoology zoo sites seamaps mapindex1.htm ref unlike Lombok Strait and Alor Strait which continued to be water gaps even during the Last Glacial Maximum , at each end of a 400 mile long island including present day Lombok , Sumbawa , Komodo , Flores , Solor , Adonara , and Lembata . See also Lombok Strait , on the opposite side west of Lombok Sunda Strait Makassar Strait Wallacea References reflist List of Indonesian seas coord 8 30 S 116 45 E region ID type waterbody display title Category Straits of Indonesia Category Straits of the Indian Ocean Category West Nusa Tenggara Category Lombok id Selat Alas it Stretto di Alas jv Selat Alas nl Straat Alas pl Cie nina Alas zh ... more details
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