Kizhskiy Strait Explained

Kizhskiy Strait
Location:Lake Onega
Coords:62.0147°N 35.1919°W
Length:20km (10miles)
Width:1.5km (00.9miles)
Min Width:0.1km (00.1miles)
Islands:Kizhi Island
Pushpin Map:Russia Karelia

Kizhskiy Strait (Russian: Кижский пролив) is a strait in northwestern Russia (Republic of Karelia), located at 62.0147°N 35.1919°W, separating the islands Kizhskiye Shkery and the Zaonezhye Peninsula.

It connects the Bolshoye Onego Bay (Lake Onega) in the south-west with the Maloye Onego Bay in the north-east. It is 20 km long and 0.1–1.5 km wide.

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