Askold Strait
Russia /
Primorje /
Putyatin, Shkotovo-26 /
World
/ Russia
/ Primorje
/ Putyatin, Shkotovo-26
, 7 km from center (Путятин)
World / Russia / Primor'ye
strait / channel / passage / narrows, invisible
ASKOLD STRAIT lays between the continental shore and the southwestern shore of Putyatin Island on one side and Askold Island on the other. Unkovskiy Rocks are located in the middle part of the Strait. A surface current flowing westward can be observed in the Strait. At Askold Island its maximum velocity approaches 1 knot. At the continental shore and at the southwestern shore of Putyatin Island the current is barely noticeable.
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Coordinates: 42°47'38"N 132°22'39"E
- Tsugaru Strait 644 km
- South Kuril Strait 1080 km
- Strait of Tartary 1319 km
- Fourth Kuril Strait 1891 km
- Luzon Strait 2635 km
- Qiongzhou Strait 3257 km
- Mindoro Strait 3523 km
- Cebu Strait 3732 km
- Palawan Passage 3894 km
- Ten Degree Channel 5275 km
- Askold Island 5.4 km
- Naezdnik Bay 6.8 km
- Позиции морской артилерии 7.4 km
- Putyatin Island 7.7 km
- Lighthouse Askold 7.8 km
- Fokino 12 km
- Ussuri Bay 40 km