page_title: Yugorsky Strait
hierarchical_section_title: Yugorsky Strait
caption_attribution_description: Location of the Yugorsky Peninsula in Russia: west of Yamal Peninsula and to the southeast of the islands Novaya Zemla and Vaigach
context_page_description: The Yugorsky Strait or Yugor Strait is a narrow sound between the Kara Sea and the Pechora Sea. Its maximum width is 10 km and its minimum width only 3 km.
  Ostrov Storozhevoy, an island 1.6 km in length, lies in the middle of the strait.
  This sound separates Vaygach Island from the Yugorsky Peninsula on the Russian mainland.
context_section_description: The Yugorsky Strait or Yugor Strait (Russian: Югорский Шар, or Yugorsky Shar) is a narrow sound between the Kara Sea and the Pechora Sea. Its maximum width is 10 km and its minimum width only 3 km. 
  Ostrov Storozhevoy, an island 1.6 km in length, lies in the middle of the strait.
  This sound separates Vaygach Island from the Yugorsky Peninsula on the Russian mainland.
caption: Location of the Yugorsky Peninsula. The Yugorsky Strait is on its northwestern end.
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