Shokalsky Strait
{{Short description|Strait in Severnaya Zemlya, Russia}}
{{Infobox body of water
| name= Shokalsky Strait
| native_name={{native name|ru|Пролив Шокальского}}
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| image= Eisberg-Straße 1 2014-08-30.jpg
| caption = Icebergs at the eastern end of the Shokalsky Strait off the northern end of Bolshevik Island
| image_map = Severnaya Zemlya.svg
| caption_map = Map showing the location of Shokalsky Strait
| pushpin_map = Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
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| location= Arctic, Krasnoyarsk Krai
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| oceans= Kara Sea / Laptev Sea
| countries= Russia
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Shokalsky Strait ({{langx|ru|Пролив Шокальского}}) is a strait in Severnaya Zemlya, Russia.
Geography
The Shokalsky Strait is an up to a 50 km-wide strait that separates Bolshevik Island from October Revolution Island, connecting the Kara Sea in the west with the Laptev Sea in the east.{{cite web|url=http://mapcarta.com/16378970|title=Proliv Shokal’skogo|work=Mapcarta|accessdate=23 November 2016}} It is named after Russian oceanographer Yuly Shokalsky
Some fjords of Severnaya Zemlya have their mouths in the strait, such as Marat Fjord in October Revolution Island's eastern shore, as well as Partizan Fjord, Spartak Fjord and Thaelmann Fjord in Bolshevik Island northwestern coast.{{cite web|url=http://mapcarta.com/15344408|title=F'ord Marata|work=Mapcarta|accessdate=26 December 2016}}
Cape Baranov{{cite web|url=http://mapcarta.com/16399928|title=Mys Baranova|work=Mapcarta|accessdate=26 December 2016}} and its adjacent Prima Polar Station[http://www.aari.ru/news/text/2013/%D0%9B%D0%91.pdf Информационное сообщение об открытии «Ледовой базы «Мыс Баранова» для выполнения научных работ ААНИИ в 2013-2014 г.г.] are located in the northern part of Bolshevik Island facing the Shokalsky Strait.GoogleEarth
The Krasnoflotskiye Islands are located at the western end of the strait.GoogleEarth
See also
References
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Category:Straits of Severnaya Zemlya
Category:Bodies of water of the Sakha Republic
Category:Straits of the Laptev Sea
Category:Straits of the Kara Sea
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