Strait of Corfu
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The Strait of Corfu is a narrow channel of the Ionian Sea separating the Greek island of Corfu from the Albanian coast, serving as an important maritime passage in the eastern Mediterranean.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corfu Channel | 2 |
| Strait of Corfu canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sea channel
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
European seas
ⓘ
surface form:
European maritime space
|
| borderFeatureOf |
Greek–Albanian border
ⓘ
surface form:
Greece–Albania border
|
| climateZone | Mediterranean climate region ⓘ |
| connects |
Adriatic Sea
ⓘ
southern Ionian Sea ⓘ |
| countryOnOneSide | Greece ⓘ |
| countryOnOtherSide | Albania ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Strait of Corfu
ⓘ
surface form:
Corfu Channel
|
| hasAverageDepth |
over 200 meters in deepest parts
ⓘ
over 650 feet in deepest parts ⓘ |
| hasGeopoliticalImportance | strategic passage between NATO and non-NATO coasts ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | Corfu Channel incident ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName |
Albanian: Kanal i Korfuzit
ⓘ
Greek: Στενό της Κέρκυρας ⓘ |
| hasLegalSignificance | subject of International Court of Justice case United Kingdom v. Albania ⓘ |
| hasMaximumWidth |
approximately 16 miles
ⓘ
approximately 25 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasMinimumWidth |
approximately 1.2 miles
ⓘ
approximately 2 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasNavigationRegime | international strait principles under law of the sea ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Corfu
ⓘ
surface form:
Corfu (Kerkyra)
Sarandë ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfTraffic |
ferry traffic
ⓘ
maritime traffic ⓘ |
| hasWaterBodyType | saltwater ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
international maritime navigation
ⓘ
regional shipping routes ⓘ |
| isKnownFor | narrowest sea separation between Greece and Albania ⓘ |
| isPartOfRoute | sea route between Adriatic and eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | Greece and Albania ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | island of Corfu ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ionian Sea ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | main body of the Ionian Sea ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Albanian mainland ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Corfu ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Mediterranean Sea
|
| separates |
Albanian coast
ⓘ
Corfu ⓘ
surface form:
island of Corfu
|
| usedBy |
international commercial shipping
ⓘ
naval vessels ⓘ |
| wasSiteOf |
Corfu Channel incident
ⓘ
surface form:
Corfu Channel incident of 1946
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Corfu Channel