| La Pérouse Strait |
La Pérouse Strait, from Cape Soya, Hokkaido |
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| Soya Strait |
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| La Pérouse Strait |
La Pérouse Strait is a strait dividing the southern part of the Russian island of Sakhalin (Karafuto) from the northern part of the Japanese island of Hokkaido, and connecting the Sea of Japan on the west with the Sea of Okhotsk on the east. It is 40km (25 miles) long and 20 to 40 m deep.
The strait is named after Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse (Count of La Pérouse), who explored the channel in 1787.[1]
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Coordinates: 45°43'20?N 142°01'36?E? / ?45.72222, 142.02667
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