Kurkse_Strait

Kurkse Strait

Kurkse Strait

Strait located between Pakri Islands and Continental Estonia

Kurkse Strait (Estonian: Kurkse väin) is a strait in Estonia, located between Pakri Islands and Continental Estonia; this strait is part of Gulf of Finland.[1]

Strait's width is about 2 km[2] and depth is 1,5-2 m[citation needed].

Vihterpalu River flows into the strait.[3]

On 11 September 1997 took place accident (Kurkse tragedy), when Estonian soldiers tried to walk through the strait. 14 soldiers drowned.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Päring kohanimeandmebaasist. Eesti kohanimed". www.eki.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Kurkse väin - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". entsyklopeedia.ee. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Vihterpalu jõgi". keskkonnaportaal.ee. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

59°17′33.7″N 23°58′43.0″E
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