Kerch Strait
Topic: World Physical Features and Natural Regions · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
The Kerch Strait is a narrow strait between Russia's Taman Peninsula and the Crimean Peninsula. It links the Sea of Azov with the Black Sea. A strait is a narrow strip of sea that joins two larger bodies of water. Ships going to and from ports on the Sea of Azov must pass through it. This makes it important in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Example
Russia built the Crimean Bridge across the Kerch Strait in 2018. The bridge joins Crimea to the Russian mainland by road and rail.
Don't confuse with
- Bosphorus: this strait joins the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara through Istanbul, Turkey. The Kerch Strait joins the Black Sea to the Sea of Azov.
Related concepts
- Strait of Hormuz
- Bab-el-Mandeb
- Strait of Malacca
- Mozambique Channel
- Strait of Gibraltar
- Bosphorus
- Turkish Straits
- Taiwan Strait
- Bering Strait
- Drake Passage