Yuny Strait
| Yuny Strait Юный пролив | |
|---|---|
  Location in Krasnoyarsk Krai | |
| Location | Arctic |
| Coordinates | 80°6′N 92°34′E / 80.100°N 92.567°ECoordinates: 80°6′N 92°34′E / 80.100°N 92.567°E |
| Ocean/sea sources | Kara Sea / Red Army Strait |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Max. length | 60 km |
| Max. width | 24 km |
Yuny Strait (Russian: Юный пролив) is a strait in Severnaya Zemlya, Russia. It is covered with ice most of the year.
Geography
The Yuny Strait is a maximum 24 km-wide strait that separates Pioneer Island from Komsomolets Island, connecting the Kara Sea in the northwest with the Red Army Strait in the southeast.[1] Its minimum width is 4 km.[2]
Initially named Proliv Yungshturm (Russian: пролив Юнгштурм) after the Roter Jungsturm of the German Communist Youth, following the Great Patriotic War, its name was changed to Yuny (Youth).[3][4][5][6]
 Map showing the location of Yuny Strait |
 1975 map showing Severnaya Zemlya and the Taymyr Peninsula |
References
- ↑ "Proliv Yunyy". Mapcarta. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ↑ GoogleEarth
- ↑ Архипелаг, открытый последним (Северная Земля)
- ↑ Исследование Северной Земли
- ↑ Плавание на ледоколе «Садко» 1935 г.
- ↑ Ушаков Г. А. По нехоженной земле
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