Kerch Strait
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kerch-strait-224-512231
title:
Kerch Strait
text:
The Kerch Strait is a strait in Eastern Europe. It connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, separating the Kerch Peninsula of Crimea in the west from the Taman Peninsula of Russia's Krasnodar Krai in the east. The strait is 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) to 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) wide and up to 18 metres (59 ft) deep. The most important harbor, the Crimean city of Kerch, gives its name to the strait, formerly known as the Cimmerian Bosporus or Straits of Taman. It has also been called the Straits of
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wiki
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description:
Strait connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerch_Strait
date created:
2003-02-23T11:07:50Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T12:21:28Z
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