Kerch Strait
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The Kerch Strait is a narrow waterway connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, strategically important as a maritime passage between Eastern Europe and the Caucasus.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kerch Strait crossing | 1 |
| Kerch–Yenikale Canal | 1 |
| Strait of Kerch | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
strait
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Crimea
ⓘ
Krasnodar Krai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedByCountry |
Russia
ⓘ
Ukraine ⓘ |
| claimedBy | Ukraine ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Black Sea
ⓘ
Sea of Azov ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Crimean Bridge
ⓘ
Crimean Bridge ⓘ
surface form:
Kerch Strait Bridge
|
| governedBy | Russia de facto ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Bosporus
ⓘ
surface form:
Cimmerian Bosporus
|
| hasAverageDepth | approximately 5 to 13 meters ⓘ |
| hasCurrent | strong ⓘ |
| hasFerryService | Kerch–Kavkaz ferry route ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalName |
Bosporus
ⓘ
surface form:
Bosporus Cimmerius
|
| hasIceConditions | can freeze in winter ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 35 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | approximately 18 meters ⓘ |
| hasNavigationRestriction | controlled access to Sea of Azov ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Kerch
ⓘ
Taman Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
Taman
|
| hasNearbyIsland | Tuzla Island ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Kavkaz
ⓘ
Kerch ⓘ |
| hasShippingLane | approach route to ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
access route to Ukrainian and Russian ports on Sea of Azov
ⓘ
maritime trade route ⓘ military significance ⓘ |
| hasTidalRange | small ⓘ |
| hasWaterSalinity | brackish ⓘ |
| hasWidthMax | approximately 15 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasWidthMin | approximately 3.1 kilometers ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Black Sea and Sea of Azov
ⓘ
surface form:
Azov–Black Sea basin
|
| locatedIn |
Eastern Europe
ⓘ
southern Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Russia region
|
| partOf |
boundary between Europe and Asia (in some definitions)
ⓘ
connection between Black Sea and Sea of Azov ⓘ |
| separates |
Crimea
ⓘ
surface form:
Crimean Peninsula
Taman Peninsula ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Russia–Ukraine maritime disputes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ naval transit ⓘ |
| wasSiteOf |
2018 Kerch Strait incident
ⓘ
Crimean Bridge explosions ⓘ
surface form:
2022–2023 attacks on Crimean Bridge
Black Sea campaign of the Crimean War ⓘ
surface form:
Crimean War naval operations
World War II battles ⓘ
surface form:
World War II military operations
|
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Black Sea
subject surface form:
Sea of Azov
this entity surface form:
Kerch Strait crossing
this entity surface form:
Strait of Kerch