Kurkse Strait
Appearance
Kurkse Strait (Template:Lang-et) 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 and depth is 1,5-2 m.
Vihterpalu River flows into the strait.
On 11 September 1997 took place accident, when Estonian soldiers tried to walk through the strait. 14 soldiers drowned.
References
- ^ "Päring kohanimeandmebaasist. Eesti kohanimed". www.eki.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 6 April 2020.