Chonhar Strait | |
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Чонгарська протока (Ukrainian) | |
Coordinates | 45°59′12.0″N 34°33′07.0″E / 45.986667°N 34.551944°E |
Type | Strait |
Basin countries | Ukraine |
Max. length | 80–150 m (260–490 ft) |
Min. width | 300 m (980 ft) |
Max. depth | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
The Chonhar Strait or Chongar Strait[1] (Ukrainian: Чонгарська протока; ‹See Tfd›Russian: Чонгарский пролив; Crimean Tatar: Çonğar boğazı) is a short, shallow, narrow strait in Ukraine, separating the eastern and western portions of the Syvash, the shallow lagoon system separating Crimea from the mainland east of the Isthmus of Perekop.