The strait is 42 km (26 mi) wide and 40 to 140 m (131 to 459 ft) deep. The narrowest part of the strait is in the west between Russia's Cape Krillion and Japan's Cape Sōya, which is also the shallowest at only 60 metres (197 ft) deep.[1] A small rocky island, appropriately named Kamen Opasnosti (Russian for "Rock of Danger") is located in the Russian waters in the northeastern part of the strait, 8 miles (13 km) southeast of the Cape Krillion. Another small island, Bentenjima, lies near the Japanese shore of the strait.
Japan's territorial waters extend to three nautical miles into Lapérouse Strait instead of the usual twelve, reportedly to allow nuclear-armed United States Navy warships and submarines to transit the strait without violating Japan's prohibition against nuclear weapons in its territory.[3]
Between 1848 and 1892, American whaleships passed through the strait in the spring and summer as they made their way from the right whale grounds in the Sea of Japan to the Sea of Okhotsk to hunt right and bowhead whales.[4] The ship David Paddack (352 tons), Captain Swain, of Nantucket, was bound home with a full cargo when it wrecked in the strait in 1848.[5][6]
The legendary submarine USS Wahoo, skippered by Dudley W. "Mush" Morton, was sunk in the strait on her seventh war patrol in October 1943. The submarine's hull was found and identified as Wahoo on Oct. 31, 2006.
^Eliza Adams, of Fairhaven, Aug. 4, 1848, Old Dartmouth Historical Society (ODHS); Arnolda, of New Bedford, June 17, 1874, ODHS; Cape Horn Pigeon, of New Bedford, July 13–14, 1892, Kendall Whaling Museum.
^Bowditch, of Warren, Aug. 6, 1848, Nicholson Whaling Collection.
^Starbuck, Alexander (1878). History of the American Whale Fishery from Its Earliest Inception to the year 1876. Castle. ISBN1-55521-537-8.
^"Tokyo to London by train? Ambitious new plan links Trans-Siberian to Japan".
^"New bridge linking Japan and Russia could enable 8400-mile rail trip from London to Tokyo".
pérouse, strait, russian, пролив, Лаперуза, sōya, strait, japanese, 宗谷海峡, strait, dividing, southern, part, russian, island, sakhalin, from, northern, part, japanese, island, hokkaidō, connecting, japan, west, with, okhotsk, east, from, cape, sōya, hokkaido, s. La Perouse Strait Russian proliv Laperuza or Sōya Strait Japanese 宗谷海峡 is a strait dividing the southern part of the Russian island of Sakhalin from the northern part of the Japanese island of Hokkaidō and connecting the Sea of Japan on the west with the Sea of Okhotsk on the east La Perouse StraitLa Perouse Strait from Cape Sōya Hokkaido Sakhalin is visible in the distance Japanese nameKanji宗谷海峡TranscriptionsRomanizationSōya KaikyōRussian nameRussianProliv LaperuzaRomanizationProliv Laperuza The strait is 42 km 26 mi wide and 40 to 140 m 131 to 459 ft deep The narrowest part of the strait is in the west between Russia s Cape Krillion and Japan s Cape Sōya which is also the shallowest at only 60 metres 197 ft deep 1 A small rocky island appropriately named Kamen Opasnosti Russian for Rock of Danger is located in the Russian waters in the northeastern part of the strait 8 miles 13 km southeast of the Cape Krillion Another small island Bentenjima lies near the Japanese shore of the strait The strait is named after Jean Francois de Galaup comte de Laperouse a French naval officer who explored it in 1787 as part of a round the world voyage 2 Japan s territorial waters extend to three nautical miles into Laperouse Strait instead of the usual twelve reportedly to allow nuclear armed United States Navy warships and submarines to transit the strait without violating Japan s prohibition against nuclear weapons in its territory 3 History edit nbsp La Perouse Strait charted by Laperouse himself Between 1848 and 1892 American whaleships passed through the strait in the spring and summer as they made their way from the right whale grounds in the Sea of Japan to the Sea of Okhotsk to hunt right and bowhead whales 4 The ship David Paddack 352 tons Captain Swain of Nantucket was bound home with a full cargo when it wrecked in the strait in 1848 5 6 The legendary submarine USS Wahoo skippered by Dudley W Mush Morton was sunk in the strait on her seventh war patrol in October 1943 The submarine s hull was found and identified as Wahoo on Oct 31 2006 Proposed rail crossing editThe Sakhalin Hokkaido Tunnel has been proposed to connect Japan and Russia under the Strait that connects to the Trans Siberian Railroad 7 A bridge has also been proposed 8 References edit https www pices int publications scientific reports Report12 danchenkov f pdf Oceanographic Features of Laperouse Strait North Pacific Marine Science Organization June 1984 retrieved 2 November 2016 THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES Archived 2008 03 25 at the Wayback Machine Kyodo News Japan left key straits open for U S nukes Japan Times June 22 2009 Eliza Adams of Fairhaven Aug 4 1848 Old Dartmouth Historical Society ODHS Arnolda of New Bedford June 17 1874 ODHS Cape Horn Pigeon of New Bedford July 13 14 1892 Kendall Whaling Museum Bowditch of Warren Aug 6 1848 Nicholson Whaling Collection Starbuck Alexander 1878 History of the American Whale Fishery from Its Earliest Inception to the year 1876 Castle ISBN 1 55521 537 8 Tokyo to London by train Ambitious new plan links Trans Siberian to Japan New bridge linking Japan and Russia could enable 8400 mile rail trip from London to Tokyo 45 43 20 N 142 01 36 E 45 72222 N 142 02667 E 45 72222 142 02667 nbsp This Hokkaidō location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Sakhalin Oblast location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title La Perouse Strait amp oldid 1219526501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
