Second Kuril Road
Second Kuril Road | ||
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Satellite image. From left to right: Paramushir, Second Kuril Street, Shumshu, Kuril Street , Cape Lopatka . | ||
Connects waters | Sea of Okhotsk | |
with water | Pacific Ocean | |
Separates land mass | Shumshu | |
of land mass | Paramushir | |
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Geographical location | 50 ° 43 '0 " N , 156 ° 10' 0" E | |
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Smallest width | 1.8 km | |
Greatest depth | 10 m | |
Coastal towns | Severo-Kurilsk | |
Map of the northern Kuril Islands with Russian names: The Second Kuril Road is located in the northeast between the islands of Paramushir and Shumschu |
The Second Kuril Road ( Russian Второй курильский пролив ; Wtoroi kurilski proliw ) is a narrow strait in the northern Kuril Islands . It separates the two islands of Paramushir and Shumshu . Its width is only 1.8 km. It connects the Sea of Okhotsk with the Pacific Ocean .