Zarya, Proliv (Strait)

Zarya, Proliv (Strait) – a strait in the Arctic Ocean, separating Kotelny Island in the east from Belkovsky Island in the west, lying in the Laptev Sea, to the west from the New Siberian Islands Archipelago, the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. The length is about 65 km. In the narrower southern part, its width comprises 24 km. The depth of the eastern part of the strait from the side of Kotelny Island reaches 18–22 m with the maximum of 23 m; in the western part the strait is 1,015 m deep. The shore is cliffy and waterlogged in some areas. On the western shore, there are capes: Plosky, Lagerny (Belkovsky Island), Domashniy, Zapadny, Durnoy, Severny, Walter (Mogilny), and Rozovy (Walter) (Kotelny Island). Many rivers and brooks flow into the strait, the biggest of which are Mikhailova, Odnobokiy, and Poteryannyi. On the eastern coast, there are peninsulas: Tas-Ary and Mikhailova. In the eastern part of the strait, there are the following bays: Nerpalakh, Durnaya, Staraya Mikhailova,...