La Pérouse Strait

American  

[lah pey-rooz streyt] / lɑ peɪˈruz ˈstreɪt /

noun

1. a strait between the southernmost tip of the Russian island Sakhalin and the northernmost tip of the Japanese island Hokkaido, connecting the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan. 25 miles (40 km) wide.

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Etymology

Origin of La Pérouse Strait

First recorded in 1805–10; named after French naval officer and explorer Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse (1742-88?)

Example Sentences

In a provocative move, all five ships conducted a passage through La Perouse Strait, a waterway that separates the northern Japanese island from Russia’s Sakhalin Island.

From Washington Times

As will be seen later, a branch of this current runs along the north-west coast of Yezo, and through the La Perouse Strait.

From Project Gutenberg

They made their way south, probably crossing over the La Perouse Strait, and the main contingent of them came down the north-east coast of Yezo.

From Project Gutenberg

I base this theory on the fact that the strong current which passes through the La Perouse Strait from west to east would have made it impossible for the Ainu in their light "dug-outs" to navigate against it, or straight across from Sakhalin to Soya Cape, and in crossing they were undoubtedly drifted far south-east on the north-east coast, probably landing near Abashiri or Shari.

From Project Gutenberg

At the beginning of the winter this ice, probably drifted across from Sakhalin by the strong current in the La Perouse Strait, sets in from the north and works down all along the north-east coast of Yezo, filling up all indentations in the coast-line, and forming a solid mass on the surface of the water.

From Project Gutenberg