What strait separates the Crimean Peninsula from the Taman Peninsula?

The Kerch Strait separates Crimea’s Kerch Peninsula from Russia’s Taman Peninsula.

This narrow waterway connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Azov in eastern Europe. It is roughly 35 kilometres long, varies from about 3.1 to 15 kilometres wide, and reaches depths of approximately 18 metres. The city of Kerch gives the strait its modern name.

Ancient writers called it the Cimmerian Bosporus, and it has also been known as the Straits of Taman and the Straits of Yenikale. Because the strait is shallow and strategically placed, a dredged shipping channel called the Kerch–Yenikale Canal helps larger vessels navigate it.

A common mix-up is the Bosporus, which connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul. The Dardanelles lies farther southwest and links the Aegean Sea with the Sea of Marmara. The Kerch Strait instead links the Black Sea with the Sea of Azov.