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Coordinates: 59°00′00″N 163°25′01″E / 59°N 163.4169444°E / 59; 163.4169444
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{{Short description|Strait in the Bering Sea}}
'''Litke Strait''' is a strait in the [[Bering Sea]] off the northeastern coast of [[Kamchatka]], [[Russia]], which separates the [[Karaginsky Island]] from the mainland. It is named after explorer [[Fyodor Petrovich Litke]].
[[File:Пролив Литке.JPG|thumb|Litke Strait]]


'''Litke Strait''' ({{Langx|ru|Пролив Литке}}, ''Proliv Litke'') is a strait in the [[Karaginsky Gulf]] in the [[Bering Sea]], located off the northeastern coast of the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]], in [[Kamchatka Krai]] of the [[Russian Far East]]. It separates the [[Karaginsky Island]] from the peninsula's mainland.
[[Category:Straits of Russia]]
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The [[strait]] is named after explorer [[Fyodor Petrovich Litke]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zG7Xz5eEIIsC&dq=Litke+Strait&pg=PA43|title=Northeast Arctic Passage|last=Butler|first=William Elliott|date=1977-12-31|publisher=BRILL|isbn=9028604987|language=en}}</ref>


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== {{Coord|59|N|163.4169444|E|display=title}}References ==
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[[Category:Straits of Russia]]
[[Category:Straits of the Pacific Ocean]]
[[Category:Bodies of water of the Kamchatka Peninsula]]
[[Category:Bodies of water of the Bering Sea]]


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Latest revision as of 18:48, 7 November 2024

Litke Strait

Litke Strait (Russian: Пролив Литке, Proliv Litke) is a strait in the Karaginsky Gulf in the Bering Sea, located off the northeastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, in Kamchatka Krai of the Russian Far East. It separates the Karaginsky Island from the peninsula's mainland.

The strait is named after explorer Fyodor Petrovich Litke.[1]

59°00′00″N 163°25′01″E / 59°N 163.4169444°E / 59; 163.4169444References

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  1. ^ Butler, William Elliott (1977-12-31). Northeast Arctic Passage. BRILL. ISBN 9028604987.