Litke Strait

Litke Strait (Russian: Пролив Литке, Proliv Litke) is a strait 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]

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