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Kerch Strait

Recently, a Russian oil tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of oil products split apart during a heavy storm, causing an oil spill in the Kerch Strait.

Sakshi Gupta Published On December 17th, 2024 Leave a comment

Recently, a Russian oil tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of oil products split apart during a heavy storm, causing an oil spill in the Kerch Strait.

About Kerch Strait

It is located in Eastern Europe and is the only water body which connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Azov.
It separates the Kerch Peninsula (Crimea) from the Taman Peninsula (Russia).
It is an important global shipping route & also a key point of conflict between Russia and Ukraine after Moscow annexed the Crimean peninsula in 2014.

Kerch Strait Bridge:
- It is also known as the Crimean Bridge as it links mainland Russia with Crimea.
- Its construction was completed in 2018, it includes a road and rail connection and is the longest bridge in Europe (19 km.)

Facts

A strait is a narrow waterway between two pieces of land that connects two large bodies of water.
Sea of Azov: It is an inland sea in Eastern Europe. It is bounded by Russia & Ukraine.
Countries bordering Black Sea: Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia & Romania.

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