First Kuril Strait (, ) (also known as just Kuril Strait) is a strait, located at , separating the
Shumshu
russian: Шумшу ja, 占守島
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Island of the
Kuril Islands
The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands (; rus, Кури́льские острова́, r=Kuril'skiye ostrova, p=kʊˈrʲilʲskʲɪjə ɐstrɐˈva; Japanese: or ) are a volcanic archipelago currently administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast in the ...
from the
Cape Lopatka
Cape Lopatka ( ') is the southernmost point of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, with the rural locality of Semenovka at its southernmost point. Cape Lopatka lies about north of Shumshu, the northernmost island of the Kuril Islands. Cape Lopatka al ...
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Kamchatka Peninsula
The Kamchatka Peninsula (russian: полуостров Камчатка, Poluostrov Kamchatka, ) is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about . The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and we ...
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Second Kuril Strait
Second Kuril Strait () is a strait located at , which separates the islands of Paramushir and Shumshu in the Kuril Islands, Russia.
Straits of the Kuril Islands
Paramushir
Shumshu
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Fourth Kuril Strait The Fourth Kuril Strait () is a very deep strait separating the islands of Onekotan and Paramushir in the Kuril Islands, Russia. It is 46.7 km (about 29 mi) wide. It was formerly known as the Amphitrite Strait. The flood tidal current in the strait ...
Straits of the Kuril Islands
Shumshu
Bodies of water of the Kamchatka Peninsula
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