Kara Strait
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Coordinates: 70°30′N 58°0′E / 70.500°N 58.000°E The Kara Strait or Kara Gates (Roushie: Пролив Карские Ворота; Proliv Karskiye Vorota) is a 56 km (35 mi) wide channel o watter atween the soothren end o Novaya Zemlya an the northren tip o Vaygach Island.