Soya Strait
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Soya Strait is a narrow sea passage between Japan’s Hokkaido and Russia’s Sakhalin Island that connects the Sea of Japan with the Sea of Okhotsk.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sea passage
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| borderingCape |
Cape Crillon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Sōya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderingCity | Wakkanai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderingRegion |
Hokkaido Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sakhalin Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Sea of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOnShore |
Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
La Pérouse Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strait of La Pérouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse |
naval operations
ⓘ
trade route between Japanese and Russian territories ⓘ |
| hasIceCoverInWinter | true ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | approximately 118 meters ⓘ |
| hasMinimumWidth | approximately 43 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasNavigationHazard |
sea ice
ⓘ
strong currents ⓘ |
| hasStrongCurrent | true ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceWaterTemperatureVariation | seasonal ⓘ |
| isNorthernmostMajorStraitOf | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | Hokkaido and Sakhalin Island ⓘ |
| locatedIn | East Asia ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Hokkaido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Sakhalin Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyPort | Port of Wakkanai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific Ocean basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
boundary between Japan and Russia ⓘ |
| separates |
Hokkaido
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sakhalin Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | maritime route between Sea of Japan and Sea of Okhotsk ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
fog
ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
international shipping ⓘ maritime transport between Japan and Russia ⓘ |
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