Kizhskiy Strait
Appearance
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Standort | Lake Onega |
Coordinates | 62°0′53″N 35°11′31″E / 62.01472°N 35.19194°E |
Max. length | 20 km (12 mi) |
Max. width | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
Min. width | 0.1 km (0.062 mi) |
Islands | Kizhi Island |
Kizhskiy Strait (Russian: Кижский пролив) is a strait in northwestern Russland (Republic of Karelia), located at 62°0′53″N 35°11′31″E / 62.01472°N 35.19194°E, separating the islands Kizhskiye Shkery and the Zaonezhye Peninsula.
It connects the Bolshoye Onego Bay (Lake Onega) in the south-west with the Maloye Onego Bay in the north-east. It is 20 km long and 0.1–1.5 km wide.