The Golovnin Strait - the strait in the Pacific Ocean , separating the islands of Raikkok and Matua . The distance between them is about 18 km. Located in the Big Ridge of the Kuril Islands [1] .
Golovnin Strait | |
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Higher Water Area | Pacific Ocean |
A country |
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The subject of the Russian Federation | Sakhalin region |
Named in honor of the Russian navigator Vasily Golovnin .
Notes
- ↑ Geographical Atlas of Russia. - Cartography , AST , Astrel , 2010. - p. 136-137.