The Kronverksky Strait (
Russian
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: Кронверкский пролив) is a narrow channel separating
Petrogradsky and
Zayachy islands in
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
,
Russia
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It forms an arc approximately long, about wide and deep. To the south is
Zayachy Island
Zayachy Island (Russian Заячий остров, literally ''Hare Island'') is an island in the Neva River in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is separated by the Kronverksky Strait from Petrogradsky Island to the north, to which it is connected ...
, which is dominated by the
Sts. Peter and Paul Fortress, and to the north is the
Kronverk
The Kronverk (russian: Кронверк, from the German word for "crownwork") is a ground fortification for the Sts. Peter and Paul Fortress in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The Kronverk is situated on Petrogradsky Island, across the small island o ...
on
Petrogradsky Island
Petrogradsky Island or Petrograd Island (Russian: Петроградский остров) is the third largest island in the Neva River delta
in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Along with Zayachy Island, Aptekarsky Island, and Petrovsky Island, it co ...
. It is spanned by the Kronverksky Bridge to the east and the Ioannovsky Bridge to the west.
The
Ioannovsky Bridge was the first bridge built in Saint Petersburg. It was originally constructed in 1703 as a floating wooden bridge, but was reinforced and rebuilt of sturdier materials over the years.
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References
Canals of Saint Petersburg
Peter and Paul Fortress
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