Long Strait
{{Short description|Short body of water in the arctic}}
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| name = Long Strait
| native_name={{native name|ru|пролив Лонга}}
| image = File:Wrangelisland.jpg
| caption = A view from space, with a long polynya in the strait and Wrangel Island to the north-east
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Russia
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| location = Russian Far East; between the East Siberian Sea and the Chukchi Sea
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| part_of = Arctic Ocean
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| width ={{convert|141|km|abbr=on}}
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The Long Strait ({{langx|ru|пролив Лонга}}; Proliv Longa) is a body of water in the Russian Federation.
History
This strait was named after the American whaling captain Thomas W. Long.[https://global.britannica.com/place/Wrangel-Island Britannica]William J. Mills: [https://books.google.com/books?id=PYdBH4dOOM4C&pg=PA720 Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia, vol. 1] Google Books
In August 1983, it was the site of a disaster when 50 ships were trapped in ice, with the loss of one and damage to as many as 30 others.
Geography
This strait separates Wrangel Island from the Siberian mainland.[http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic21-1-27.pdf Currents in Long Strait, Arctic Ocean] It is very broad, its minimum width being 141 km, between Cape Blossom at the southwestern tip of Wrangel Island and Cape Yakan, 65 km east of Cape Billings, close to Gytkhelen, Chukotka.GoogleEarth
The Long Strait is also a geographic landmark connecting the East Siberian Sea and the Chukchi Sea.
References
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External links
- [http://www.zin.ru/projects/arccoml/rus/geonames.htm Geographical names]
Category:Bodies of water of the Chukchi Sea
Category:Straits of the East Siberian Sea
Category:Bodies of water of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
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