Strait of Tartary facts for kids

The Strait of Tartary connects the Sea of Okhostsk to the Sea of Japan.

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

Vanino, an important port on the Strait of Tartary

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.

Images for kids

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  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"

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  Early 18 c. French map depicting the Vries Strait and the Strait of Tartary.

See also

In Spanish: Estrecho de Tartaria para niños