What is Kara Strait?
[[Image:Gulf of Ob map.png|thumb|right|250px|A map showing the location of the Kara Strait.]] {{Coord|70|30|N|58|0|E|display=title}} The '''Kara Strait''' or '''Kara Gates''' is a 56&nbsp;km (35&nbsp;mi) wide channel of water between the southern end of [[Novaya Zemlya]] and the northern tip of [[Vaygach Island]]. This strait connects the [[Kara Sea]] and the [[Barents Sea]] in northern [[Russia]]. The Kara Strait was an important waterway in the early exploration of the [[Northern Sea Route]]. {{multistub|Geo|Europe}} [[Category:Straits]] [[Category:Bodies of water of Russia]] [[Category:Arctic]]