Strait of Tartary
Strait of Tartary (Gulf of Tartary, Gulf of Tatary, Tatar Strait, Tartar Strait, Strait of Tartar) is a strait in the Pacific Ocean. It divides the Russian island of Sakhalin from mainland Asia. It connects the Sea of Okhotsk on the north with the Sea of Japan on the south. It is 900 km long, 4–20 m deep, and 7.3 km wide at the narrowest point.
Transportation
Since 1973, a rail ferry goes across the strait. It connects the port of Vanino, Khabarovsk Krai on the mainland with Kholmsk on Sakhalin Island.[1][2]
Strait Of Tartary Media
The coasts of the "Channel of Tartary" were charted by La Pérouse in 1787. The land adjacent to it from the west was referred to at the time as the "Chinese Tartary"
Early 18 c. French map depicting the Vries Strait and the Strait of Tartary.
Map including the Tatar Strait
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References
- ↑ "Vanino Commercial Sea Port". Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- ↑ Vanino-Kholmsk Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, on the site of SASCO (Sakhalin Shipping Company) (in Russian)
Coordinates: 52°11′00″N 141°37′00″E / 52.18333°N 141.61667°E