Chonhar Strait

Chonhar Strait
Чонгарська протока (Ukrainian)
Chonhar Strait
Chonhar Strait
Chonhar Strait
Coordinates45°59′12.0″N 34°33′07.0″E / 45.986667°N 34.551944°E / 45.986667; 34.551944
TypeStrait
Basin countries Ukraine
Max. length80–150 m (260–490 ft)
Min. width300 m (980 ft)
Max. depth3 m (9.8 ft)

The Chonhar Strait or Chongar Strait (Ukrainian: Чонгарська протока; Russian: Чонгарский пролив; Crimean Tatar: Çonğar boğazı) is a short, shallow, narrow strait in Ukraine, separating the eastern and western portions of the Syvash, the shallow lagoon system separating Crimea from the mainland east of the Isthmus of Perekop.