File Euboea island.jpg 320px right thumb Satellite image showing the EuripusStrait between Boeotia top and Euboea bottom . Two bridges span the two narrowest points across the strait The EuripusStrait lang el , pronounced IPA el evripos , is a narrow channel of water separating the Greece Greek island of Euboea in the Aegean Sea from Boeotia in mainland Greece. The strait s principal port is Chalcis on Euboea, located at the strait s narrowest point. The strait is subject to strong tidal currents which reverse direction approximately four times a day. Tidal flows are very weak in the Eastern Mediterranean, and the strait is a remarkable exception. Water flow peaks at about 12 km hour, either northwards or southwards, and lesser vessels are often incapable of sailing against it. When nearing flow reversal, sailing is even more precarious because of vortex formation. The Swiss scholar ... Greek place names References Plato , Phaedo , 90c. Notes commons category EuripusStrait ... of the tide of Euripus , Astronomische Nachrichten , vol. 236, 1929, col. 321 328 http articles.adsabs.harvard.edu ... road bridges across the strait, both at Chalcis. One is a two pylon, cable suspended bridge ... m 705 ft . The strait is 160 m 525 ft wide at this point. The bridge is accessible ..., and can slide away to allow shipping traffic. It is located at the narrowest point of the strait, where ... bridge across Euripus is often said to have been built in 411 BC, i.e. during the Peloponnesian ... been proposed because such a bridge was preventing the Athenian fleet to control the strait, control ... there was a bridge before 334 B.C. because, as per Strabo , on the one side Ephorus wrote that the strait .... br In his Phaedo , Plato has Socrates use the Euripus tide as a simile for things that go ... . br Aulis, the strait s port on the mainland, mentioned by Homer as the launching point of the combined ... la Euripus pl Cie nina Ewripos pt Estreito de Euripo ro Str mtoarea Euripos ru zh ... more details
italic title For the Greek straitEuripusStrait Taxobox name Euripus image regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera divisio Rhopalocera familia Nymphalidae subfamilia Apaturinae genus Euripus genus authority Henry Doubleday 1808 1875 Doubleday , 1848 subdivision ranks Species subdivision Euripus consimilis , Painted Courtesan Euripus nyctelius , Courtesan Euripus robustus Euripus is a genus of butterfly butterflies in the family Nymphalidae . The three species in the genus are native to South Asia South and Southeast Asia . External links http www.nic.funet.fi pub sci bio life insecta lepidoptera ditrysia papilionoidea nymphalidae apaturinae euripus index.html Euripus at funit.fi DEFAULTSORT Euripus Genus Category Apaturinae Apaturinae stub es Euripus animal fr Euripus hu Euripus no Euripus ... more details
ocean habitat topics image Strait.svg caption Diagram of a strait A strait or straits is a narrow, typically ... interchangeably with strait , although each is sometimes differentiated with varying senses. Many straits ... of straits, they are not usually referred to as such. The term strait is typically reserved ... a strait may be capable of generating 10 GW. ref name Marine Marine Briefing December 2006 Scottish Renewables Forum. Glasgow. ref Cook Strait in New Zealand may be capable of generating 12GW. ref Renewable energy development http renewableenergydev.com red tidal energy cook strait Tidal Energy Cook Strait ref Navigational legal regime Straits used for international navigation through the territorial ... seas or an exclusive economic zone are subject to the legal regime of transit passage Strait of Gibraltar , Dover Strait , Strait of Hormuz . The regime of innocent passage applies in straits used for international ... sea of coastal nation Strait of Tiran , Strait of Juan de Fuca , Strait of Baltiysk and 2 in straits formed by an island of a state bordering the strait and its mainland if there exists seaward ... convenience with respect to navigational and hydrographical characteristics Strait of Messina , Pentland ... Details list of straits File Strait of gibraltar.jpg thumb right The Strait of Gibraltar br North is to the left ... . Bass Strait , which lies between mainland Australia and Tasmania , and depending on definition ... Ocean. Bering Strait 85 km , between Alaska and Siberia , which connects the Pacific Ocean ... and the Black Sea , with the Sea of Marmara in between. Cook Strait , separating the North and South Islands of New Zealand . Strait of Dover 34 km , between England and France, which ... lent the French translation of strait for naming the city of Detroit . The East River in New York ... there. Strait of Gibraltar 14.3 km , the only natural passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea . Strait of Hormuz connecting the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman , through ... more details
The Stikine Strait is a strait in the Alexander Archipelago of Alaska , located between Zarembo Island to the west and Etolin Island Etolin and Woronkofski Island s just southwest of the Wrangell, Alaska City of Wrangell . The strait s name derives from that of the Stikine River , the outlet of which is just northeast of Wrangell. The strait is shown on a 1844 Russian chart, but the name was first published on Russian Admiralty charts in 1848 as Proliv Stakhinskiy or Stakhin Strait . Other spelling variants over time have been Frances Strait , Stachin Strait , Stachine Strait , Stackine Strait , Stahkeen Strait , Stahkin Strait , Stakeen Strait , Stakhinski Strait , Stickeen Strait , and Stikeen Strait References gnis 1415008 coord 56 18 42 N 132 36 52 W scale 500000 display title Category Straits of Alaska Category Landforms of Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska Alaska geo stub WrangellAK geo stub ... more details
The Wellington Strait coord 69 28 N 095 59 W region CA type waterbody display inline,title name Wellington Strait is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut . It separates the Tennent Islands to the west from Matty Island to the east . To the north, the strait opens into the James Ross Strait to the south it opens into the Rae Strait . Straits of Nunavut Category Straits of Kitikmeot Region KitikmeotNU geo stub ... more details
Dampier Strait may refer to two different straits with the same name which are located on the same island of New Guinea Dampier Strait Papua New Guinea . Dampier Strait Indonesia . disambig de Dampierstra e fr D troit de Dampier ko pt Estreito de Dampier ... more details
Ikerasakassak Strait is a strait of Greenland . It is located in the Upernavik Archipelago . Greenland geo stub Upernavik Archipelago Category Straits of Greenland Category Upernavik Archipelago coord missing Greenland ... more details
Image Taymyra2y.PNG thumb 200px Map showing the location of Taymyr Strait Taymyr Strait lang ru is a 3 km wide strait in Russia . It separates Taymyr Island from Taymyr Peninsula , and connects the Palander Strait in the west with the Taymyr Gulf in the east. coord 76 08 47 N 95 47 48 E region RU type waterbody display title Category Straits of Russia Category Straits of the Kara Sea KrasnoyarskKrai geo stub ru ... more details
Image Iceberg in the Gerlache, Antarctica.JPG thumb Iceberg in the Gerlache. Gerlache Strait or De Gerlache Strait or D troit de la Belgica Mixing French and Spanish??? is a Channel geography channel strait separating the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsula . The Belgian Antarctic Expedition , under Lt. Adrien de Gerlache , explored the strait in January and February 1898, naming it for the expedition ship RV Belgica Belgica . The name was later changed to honor the commander himself. Image Gerlache Strait Antarctica.JPG thumb center 500px Panorama view of Gerlache Strait. Clear External links http www.pgoimages.com g antarctica gerlache.php Images from the Gerlache Strait Category Straits of the Palmer Archipelago PalmerArchipelago geo stub coord 64 30 S 62 20 W display title fr D troit de Gerlache no Gerlachestredet pt Estreito de Gerlache ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image ithaca strait.jpg thumb Strait of Ithaca The Strait of Ithaca Lang el , Steno Ithakis is a strait separating the islands of Kefalonia to the west and Ithaca to the east. The Strait is approximately 20 km long and 4 to 6 km wide. It runs from south to north, starting at Cape Dichalia and Cape Agios Andreas northeast of Sami, Kefalonia Sami and the Agia Effimia Bay Link to Agia Efymia Bay is the only link to that page in Wikipedia, removing it will orphan the page. Please notify User Lumberjake if it is removed. and up to Cape Viotis Capes Viotis and Cape Exogi north of Fiskardo . The boating route linking the ports of Sami and Fiskardo lies in this strait. The Strait connects to the Ionian Sea on both sides. The Agia Efthymia Bay Agia Efthymia and Sami Bay s lies to the southwest. Places by the strait West Fiskardo East Aetos Ithaca , Greece Aetos Agios Ioannis Ithaca , Greece Agios Ioannis Stavros Ithaca , Greece Stavros Lefki Ithaca , Greece Lefki Islands in the Strait of Ithaca Daskalio Island a.k.a. Asteris only island in the strait. Coord missing Greece DEFAULTSORT Strait Of Ithaca Category Straits of Greece Ithaca Category Ionian Sea Greece geo stub pt Estreito de taca ... more details
Broughton Strait is a strait off the north coast of Vancouver Island , British Columbia , Canada , separating that island from Malcolm Island Malcolm and Cormorant Island s, on the farther side of which is the larger Queen Charlotte Strait , which also lies beyond the western end of Brouhgton Strait, and the mouth of Knight Inlet . Farther east from Broughton Strait is the beginning of Johnstone Strait , which leads via Discovery Passage to the Georgia StraitStrait of Georgia . Communities on the Broughton Strait include Port McNeill, British Columbia Port McNeill , on Vancouver Island, and Sointula, British Columbia Sointula and Alert Bay, British Columbia Alert Bay , on Malcolm and Sointula Islands respectively. References BCGNIS 23700 Broughton Strait See also British Columbia Coast coord 50 37 00 N 127 03 00 W display title would be nice to have the water body name in kwak wala Category Straits of British Columbia Category Central Coast of British Columbia Category Kwakwaka wakw BritishColumbiaCoast geo stub ... more details
Badung Strait is a strait between the Indonesia n islands of Bali and Nusa Penida . It is about 60 km long and 20 km wide. In February 1942, the battle of Badung Strait was fought here. Badung Strait is the name of once of United States navy ship, USS Badoeng Strait CVE 116 List of Indonesian seas Bali geo stub coord 8 37 50 S 115 23 17 E type waterbody region ID source nlwiki display title Category Straits of Indonesia id Selat Badung it Stretto di Badung ms Selat Badong nl Straat Badoeng ja sv Badungsundet ... more details
Alexandra Strait coord 69 02 59 N 099 46 00 W region CA NU type waterbody display inline,title name Alexandra Strait ref http atlas.nrcan.gc.ca site english search search results?expression Alexandra Strait&x 9&y 9 Alexandra Strait at the Atlas of Canada ref is a natural waterway in the Canada Canadian territory of Nunavut . It separates King William Island to the east from Royal Geographical Society Island to the west. The strait, an arm of the Arctic Ocean , connects Victoria Strait to the north with Queen Maud Gulf to the south. References Reflist Straits of Nunavut Category Straits of Kitikmeot Region KitikmeotNU geo stub ... more details
other uses Image Clarence Strait, Alaska, 1958.jpg thumb 300px Clarence Strait, from an NOAA vessel, 1958 Clarence Strait , originally Duke of Clarence Strait , ref http www.nosracines.ca e page.aspx?id 321464 Statement of facts regarding the Alaska boundary question , p.1395 , Alexander Begg 1825 1905 Alexander Begg , Victoria, British Columbia, publ. R. Wolfenden, 1902 ref is a strait in southeastern Alaska , in the United States in the Alexander Archipelago . The strait separates Prince of Wales Island, Alaska Prince of Wales Island , on the west side, from Revillagigedo Island and Annette Island , on the east side. Clarence Strait is convert 126 mi km long, extending from Dixon Entrance to Sumner Strait . ref name gnis Clarence Strait was named in 1793 by George Vancouver in honor of William IV of the United Kingdom Prince William, Duke of Clarence . Jacinto Caama o , who had explored the region a year before Vancouver, named the strait Entrada de Nuestra Senora del Carmen. ref name gnis gnis 1893946 Clarence Strait ref The Guard Island Light and Lincoln Rocks Light , both located adjacent to Clarence Strait, were important aids to navigation in the Clarence Strait area in the pre automated era. Swimming The Clarence Strait was first crossed by swimmer Michelle Macy in 6 hours and 46 minuteson 2010 07 05. See also Alaska boundary dispute Grindall Island References reflist External links http www.bartleby.com 69 56 C08156.html Clarence Strait , The Columbia Gazetteer of North America coord 55 59 20 N 132 36 57 W scale 500000 display title Category Straits of Alaska Category Landforms of Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska Category Landforms of Prince of Wales Hyder Census Area, Alaska Category Landforms of Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska KetchikanGatewayAK geo stub PrinceofWalesHyderAK geo stub WrangellAK geo stub es Estrecho Clarence ja ... more details
File Sketchmap greenland sarqarput.svg thumb 300px right Location of Sarqarput Strait within the Uummannaq Fjord region Sarqarput Strait is a strait in the Uummannaq Fjord system in northwestern Greenland . It separates Uummannaq Island in the northeast from Nuussuaq Peninsula in the southwest. ref name saga Nuussuaq, Saga Map, Tage Schj tt, 1992 ref The strait waterway is part of the southern arm of Uummannaq Fjord, narrowing into Ikerasak Fjord in the southeast, at the base of Nuussuaq Peninsula. Sarfaagfip Kussinnersua and Kuuk rivers flowing from the peninsular glaciers empty into the strait. ref name saga Settlement File Sarqarput strait.jpg thumb 300px right Nuussuaq Peninsula seen from Uummannaq across Sarqarput Strait There are two settlements on the shores of the strait. Uummannaq on Uummannaq Island in the northeast is the major cultural center of northwestern Greenland. ref cite book last O Carroll first Etain title Greenland and the Arctic publisher Lonely Planet pages 191 193 year 2005 isbn 1 74059 095 3 ref Qaarsut is a small village on Nuussuaq Peninsula, host to Qaarsut Airport , the only airport in the region. Transport On the way from Qaarsut Airport, the helicopters of Air Greenland approach the Uummannaq Heliport located on the western shore of the strait alongside the western wall of Salliaruseq, first converging to the island, to then turn 90 degrees to the west due to winds in the Assorput Strait , which connects to Sarqarput Strait from the north. Photographs gallery File Sarqarput strait iceberg aerial.jpg Aerial view of an iceberg floating in Sarqarput Strait File Qasigissat.jpg Qasigissat Bay on the coast of Uummannaq Island opens into Sarqarput Strait File Nuussuaq peninsula from uummannaq.jpg Nuussuaq Peninsula seen from Uummannaq across Sarqarput Strait File Nuussuaq peninsula qilertiinguit kangilequtaa.jpg Qilertinnguit Kangilequtaa mountain on Nuussuaq Peninsula seen across Sarqarput Strait gallery References reflist coord 70 40 N 52 15 ... more details
coord 52 10 13 N 141 36 19 E type waterbody display title Image Strait of Tartary.PNG thumb left The Strait of Tartary connects the Sea of Okhostsk to the Sea of Japan. File .jpg A satellite image of the Nevelskoy Strait thumb right 200px The Nevelskoy Strait lang ru is a strait between Eurasia and Sakhalin that connects the main body of the Strait of Tartary with the Amur Liman Amur River estuary . It was named in memory of Capt. Gennady Nevelskoy who in 1849 difinitively established that the Strait of Tartary is connected with the Amur estuary and thus is in fact a strait, and not a Bay gulf . Length 56 km, width narrowest 7.3 km, fairway depth 7.2 m. The strait was a place for the contemplated Sakhalin Tunnel . russia geo stub Category Straits of the Pacific Ocean Category Straits of Asia Category Straits of Russia Category Sakhalin et Nevelskoi v in es Estrecho de Nevelsk i fr D troit de Nevelsko nl Straat Nevelskoj pt Estreito de Nevelskoy ru uk ... more details
Image Rinjani volcano satellite.jpg Color infrared view of Rinjani Volcano on Lombok Island , May 1992. Lombok Strait and Bali is on the top, Alas Strait and Sumbawa Island is on the bottom. thumb Alas Strait separates Lombok and Sumbawa , two islands of Indonesia in West Nusa Tenggara province. The strait was bridged by land until about 14,000 years before present when sea level rose to about 75 meters below present sea level, ref http www.fieldmuseum.org explore pleistocene sea level maps ref unlike Lombok Strait and Alor Strait which continued to be water gaps even during the Last Glacial Maximum , at each end of a 400 mile long island including present day Lombok , Sumbawa , Komodo , Flores , Solor , Adonara , and Lembata . See also Lombok Strait , on the opposite side west of Lombok Sunda Strait Makassar Strait Wallacea References reflist List of Indonesian seas coord 8 30 S 116 45 E region ID type waterbody display title Category Straits of Indonesia Category Straits of the Indian Ocean Category West Nusa Tenggara Category Lombok id Selat Alas it Stretto di Alas jv Selat Alas nl Straat Alas pl Cie nina Alas zh ... more details
Location map Greenland Upernavik Archipelago lat dir N lat deg 74 lat min 28 lon dir W lon deg 56 lon min 35 width 300 mark Blue pog.svg marksize 10 caption Ikerasaa Strait Upernavik Archipelago Ikerasaa Strait old spelling Ikeras is a strait in the Upernavik Archipelago in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland . The strait separates Kiatassuaq Island in the north from the mainland Sanningassorsuaq Peninsula in the south. ref name saga Upernavik Avannarleq , Saga Map, Tage Schj tt, 1992 ref The name of the strait is the local dialect version of ikerasak , a generic word for strait in the Greenlandic language . Geography File Ikerasaa strait qaqqasungnarsuaq nunataq.jpg thumb left 250px Aerial view of Ikerasaa Strait, Milissua Island, and the western cape on Sanningassorsuaq Peninsula The strait is convert 17 km mi abbr on long and at most convert 3.7 km mi abbr on wide. Located in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago, it is an inner waterway of Inussulik Bay , linking it with Alison Bay in the northeast. ref name saga In the northwest, the strait is bounded by the mountainous Kiatassuaq Island . In the northwest, the strait splits into two channels, with the small Milissua Island straddling the middle. The northern channel is very narrow, and both channels often choked with icebergs from the Greenland ice sheet lang kl Sermersuaq reaching the waterline at the east end of the strait, and the confluence with Alison Bay. The southern coast of the strait is undeveloped, formed by the Sanningassorsuaq Peninsula , and the nunatak at its root. ref name saga References commonscat Ikerasaa Strait reflist Upernavik Archipelago coord 74 28 N 56 35 W scale 500000 display title Category Inussulik Bay Category Straits of Greenland Category Upernavik Archipelago ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 File Cebu Strait.JPG thumb right 250px Cebu Strait with Cebu Island in the background. Cebu Strait , sometimes called Bohol Strait , is a strait in the Philippines that separates the island Provinces of the Philippines provinces of Cebu and Bohol . The Cebu Strait connects the western part of Bohol Sea with Camotes Sea , and is a major sea lane connecting Cebu City on its northern end with port cities in the south such as Dumaguete City and Cagayan de Oro City . Mactan Island , on the northern end of the same strait has the Mactan International Airport , one of the major airports in the country. Coord 9 50 N 123 40 E display title Category Straits of the Philippines Philippines geo stub de Stra e von Cebu nl Straat Cebu ja ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Unsourced image removed Image MapOfTutuila American Samoa.png right thumb 300px Map showing the location of Vai ava Strait, which is located on the near the northern most point on Tutuila Island File AmSamoa Tutuila 491.jpg thumb 220px Vai ava Strait National Natural Landmark Vai ava Strait is the name of a little known strait located in American Samoa . Although little known, the strait is a National Natural Landmark . It is a great example of cliffs formed by waves via erosion on volcanic rock. The strait consists of communal lands. It was designated as a NNL in 1972. coord 14.2386 170.6713 scale 30000 region US AS display title Category National Natural Landmarks in American Samoa AmericanSamoa geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 First Kuril Strait Lang ru , Lang ja , Shumushu Strait also known as just Kuril Strait is a strait, located at Coord 50.8355556 N 156.5847222 E , separating the Shumshu Island of the Kuril Islands from the Cape Lopatka , Kamchatka Peninsula . See also Second Kuril Strait Fourth Kuril Strait Category Straits of the Kuril Islands Category Shumshu Category Kamchatka KamchatkaKrai geo stub SakhalinOblast geo stub bg de Kurilenstra e et Esimene Kuriili v in ko nl Straat Koerilen ja no Kurilsundet nn Kurilsundet ru ... more details
Location map Greenland lat dir N lat deg 72 lat min 42 lat sec 00 lon dir W lon deg 54 lon min 40 lon sec 00 width 300 caption Location within Greenland label Akornat Strait File Akornat strait.jpg thumb 200px left Aerial view of Akornat Strait Akornat Strait lang da Sortenhul is a strait in the Upernavik Archipelago in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland . It separates Qaarsorsuaq Island in the northwest from Nutaarmiut Island in the southeast. ref name saga Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schj tt, 1992 ref The strait waterway opens into Baffin Bay in the southwest, and into the inner waterways of the archipelago in the northeast. References commonscat Akornat Strait reflist Upernavik Archipelago coord 72 42 N 55 40 W scale 500000 display title Category Straits of Greenland Category Upernavik Archipelago Greenland geo stub ... more details
Image Landsat GlacierBay 01aug99.jpg thumb right Silted meltwater from the Brady Glacier discolours the shallow waters of Icy Strait The Icy Strait is a strait in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska , at about coord 58 16 41 N 135 38 48 W scale 1000000 display inline,title . The strait separates Chichagof Island to the south and the Alaska mainland to the north. The strait is convert 64 km mi abbr on from its west side at the intersection of the Cross Sound and Glacier Bay to its east side at Chatham Strait and the Lynn Canal . The two largest islands in the strait are Pleasant Island Alaska Pleasant Island and Lemesurier Island . The Cape Spencer Light is an important former lighthouse and currently active aid to navigation. The cruise ship Empress of the North ran aground near Rocky Island ref http en.wikinews.org wiki Alaskan cruise ship evacuated ref and took on some water here on May 14, 2007, causing the evacuation of its passengers. None were injured. References Reflist Category Straits of Alaska Category Landforms of Haines Borough, Alaska Category Landforms of Hoonah Angoon Census Area, Alaska de Icy Strait ... more details
The Mytilini Strait is a strait in the Aegean Sea that separates the Greece Greek island of Lesbos from Turkey . coord 39.2 N 26.6 E display title Category Straits of Greece Category Straits of Turkey Category International straits Category Greece Turkey border Greece geo stub Turkey geo stub ... more details
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