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Olkhon Gate (, ''Olkhonskie Vorota'') is a
strait A strait is a water body connecting two seas or water basins. The surface water is, for the most part, at the same elevation on both sides and flows through the strait in both directions, even though the topography generally constricts the ...
of
Lake Baikal Lake Baikal is a rift lake and the deepest lake in the world. It is situated in southern Siberia, Russia between the Federal subjects of Russia, federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast, Irkutsk Oblasts of Russia, Oblast to the northwest and the Repu ...
,
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. It separates the south-west of
Olkhon Island Olkhon (, also transliterated as Olchon; , ''Oikhon'') is the third-largest lake island in the world. It is by far the largest island in Lake Baikal in eastern Siberia, with an area of . Structurally, it constitutes the southwestern margin of th ...
from the western shore of Baikal. In the north the strait opens out into the Maloe More strait, and to the south into the central open Baikal. Its length is about 8.3 km, width is 1.2 - 2.3 km. Average depth is 30 – 40 m, at the south of the strait the depth reaches 100 m. There is a rather strong current in the strait, and the waves can reach 5 m in height. The banks of the strait are mostly steep and precipitous, the shoreline is a rugged with long narrow capes and bays. To the north-north-west of the strait the valley of the
Sarma River The Sarma () is a river in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It runs from the Primorsky Range into the Small Sea Strait of Lake Baikal. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The valley and estuary of Sarma is the source of the strongest of Lake B ...
lies, the source of Sarma wind - the strongest wind of the Baikal. In the middle part of the strait the ferry " Sakhyurta (MRS) — Olkhon Island" operates from 15 May to 15 December.Eastern-Siberian inland navigation company. Ferry "MRS – Olkhon Island" schedule
/ref> In the winter time an ice-road is opened. In 2005 a high-voltage underwater cable was laid at the bottom of the strait, providing Olkhon island with electricity. Ольхонские ворота4.jpg, View of Olkhon Gate from the mainland Ольхонские ворота5.jpg, Ferry fleet of Olkhon Gate Prom na wyspę Olchon lato 2013.jpg, The ferry travels to Olkhon Island


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Straits of Russia Bodies of water of Irkutsk Oblast Lake Baikal Olkhon Island {{Russia-geo-stub