Vilkitsky Strait
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Vilkitsky Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway off the northern coast of Siberia that separates the Taymyr Peninsula from the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago and forms part of the Northern Sea Route.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vilkitsky Strait canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic waterway
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Krasnoyarsk Krai
|
| belongsTo | Russian internal waters and territorial sea zone (as claimed by Russia) ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Severnaya Zemlya archipelago to the north
ⓘ
Taymyr Peninsula to the south ⓘ |
| climate | polar ⓘ |
| connects |
Kara Sea
ⓘ
Laptev Sea ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 77°N 103°E ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Russian Arctic explorers ⓘ |
| environment | remote and sparsely populated region ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | sea route between Europe and East Asia via the Arctic ⓘ |
| governedBy | Russian maritime authorities ⓘ |
| hazard | sea ice and harsh weather conditions ⓘ |
| iceCoverage | covered by sea ice for most of the year ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 128 kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 80 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
Siberia ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | northern coast of Siberia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Boris Vilkitsky ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | hydrographer Boris Vilkitsky ⓘ |
| navigability | seasonally navigable ⓘ |
| navigationRequires | icebreaker assistance in most seasons ⓘ |
| near |
Severnaya Zemlya archipelago
ⓘ
Taymyr Peninsula ⓘ |
| oceanographicFeature | shallow Arctic shelf strait ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northeast Passage
ⓘ
Northern Sea Route region ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Sea Route
|
| region |
Northern Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Arctic
|
| salinity | saltwater ⓘ |
| seaIceType | first-year and multi-year sea ice ⓘ |
| separates |
Severnaya Zemlya archipelago
ⓘ
surface form:
Severnaya Zemlya
Taymyr Peninsula ⓘ |
| shippingUse | used by cargo vessels along the Northern Sea Route ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key chokepoint on the Northern Sea Route ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | marine strait ⓘ |
| width |
approximately 35 miles
ⓘ
approximately 56 kilometres ⓘ |
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