La Perouse Strait — Japanese Sōya kaikyō Russian Proliv Laperuza International waterway between the Russian island of Sakhalin and the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The strait, named for the French explorer count de La Pérouse, separates the Sea of Okhotsk from the… … Universalium
La Pérouse Strait — noun A strait dividing the Russian island of Sakhalin in the north from the Japanese island of Hokkaido, and connecting the Sea of Japan on the west with the Sea of Okhotsk on the east … Wiktionary
Strait of Tartary — The Strait of Tartary connects the Sea of Okhostsk to the Sea of Japan. Strait of Tartary (Gulf of Tartary, Gulf of Tatary, Tatar Strait, Tartar Strait, Strait of Tartar, also Chinese: 韃靼海峽 , Japanese: 間宮海峡, Mamiya Strait, Russian Татарский… … Wikipedia
strait — straitly, adv. straitness, n. /strayt/, n. 1. Often, straits. (used with a sing. v.) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water. 2. Often, straits. a position of difficulty, distress, or need: Ill and penniless, he was in sad… … Universalium
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse — Infobox Military Person name=Jean François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse caption= born=23 August 1741 died=?1788 placeofbirth=near Albi, France placeofdeath=Unknown (Australasia) nickname= allegiance= branch=Navy serviceyears= rank= unit=… … Wikipedia
La Perouse — may refer to *Jean François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, a French naval officer and explorer,and the following places which were named after him: *La Perouse, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney *La Perouse Strait, a strait between the Russia… … Wikipedia
Tsushima Strait — nihongo|Tsushima Strait|対馬海峡|tsushima kaikyō, also known as the Tsu Shima Strait or Tsu Shima Strait ) is the eastern channel of the Korea Strait, which lies between Korea and Japan, connecting the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea.The Tsushima … Wikipedia
La Pérouse, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de — ▪ French navigator born Aug. 22, 1741, near Albi, Fr. died c. 1788 French navigator who conducted wide ranging explorations in the Pacific Ocean. Commanding the ship La Boussole, which was accompanied by the Astrolabe, La Pérouse sailed… … Universalium
Chatham Strait — For other uses, see Chatham (disambiguation). Moonrise in Chatham Strait Chatham Strait, or Shee ya xhaak in the Tlingit language, is a narrow passage of the Alexander Archipelago in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Alaska. It… … Wikipedia
La Pérouse, Jean-François de Galaup, count de — (1741 1788) navigator Born in Le Guo, near Albi, Jean François de Galaup, count de La Pérouse joined the navy in 1756 and took part in several campaigns against the British (rejoining the fleet of Admiral jean baptiste d estaing in the… … France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present
