Ekarma Strait (Russian: Экарма пролив) is a stretch of water in the Sea of Okhotsk that separates Ekarma at the northwest and Shiashkotan at the southeast.[1] The islands are part of the Kuril Islands chain in the Russian Far East.[2] At its narrowest point, the strait is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) wide.

References

  1. ↑ Snow, Henry James (1897). Notes on the Kuril Islands. J. Murray. p. 72.
  2. ↑ Cohen, Saul Bernard; Cohen, Saul (2008). The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G. Columbia University Press. p. 1119. ISBN 978-0-231-14554-1.

48°54′49″N 154°03′09″E / 48.91361°N 154.05250°E / 48.91361; 154.05250

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