La Pérouse Street

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La Pérouse Street
View from Cape Sōya , Hokkaidō , across La Pérouse Street to Sakhalin
Connects waters	Japanese sea
with water	Sea of ​​Okhotsk
Separates land mass	Hokkaidō
of land mass	Sakhalin
Data
Geographical location	45 ° 43 '  N , 142 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 43 '  N , 142 ° 2'  E
length	94 km
Smallest width	43 km
Greatest depth	118 m
Location of the strait between Sakhalin and Hokkaidō

The La Perouse Strait ( Jap. 宗谷海峡 , Soya Kaikyo , Soya Strait ) is a strait that of the southern part of the Russian island of Sakhalin from the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido separates.

It connects the Sea of ​​Japan in the west with the Sea of ​​Okhotsk in the east. It is 94 km long and 43 km wide at the narrowest point. It is usually between 20 and 40 m deep, at the deepest point 118 m.

The La Pérouse road as mapped by La Pérouse himself

The street is named after Jean-François de La Pérouse , who explored the canal in 1787.

In June 2013, it was decided to build a railway tunnel (the Sakhalin-Hokkaidō Tunnel ) under La Pérouse Street. Work should start in 2016.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wheels set in motion for London-Tokyo train link ( Memento from June 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), Telegraph June 7, 2013