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Irbe Strait

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Irbe Strait 

a strait linking the Gulf of Riga with the Baltic Sea; situated between the mainland and the southern extremity of the island of Saaremaa. Length, 65 km; width, 33 km at its narrowest point (the western entrance); prevailing depths, 10–20 m, exceeding 20 m in the northern part. The strait freezes over in a cold winter.



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The 30,000-ton cruise ship ran aground early on Sunday about 10 miles off Latvia's coast as it passed through the Irbe Strait on its way from Kiel, Germany, to Riga.
We have made current measurements at two stations in the Irbe Strait in 1994 and 1995 [11,12].
 
 
 
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