Kurkse Strait
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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
- ^ "Päring kohanimeandmebaasist. Eesti kohanimed". www.eki.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Kurkse väin - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". entsyklopeedia.ee. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Vihterpalu jõgi". keskkonnaportaal.ee. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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