Sannikov Strait (пролив Санникова; proliv Sannikova) is a 50 km-wide strait in

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. It separates

Anzhu Islands The Anzhu Islands or Anjou Islands ( rus, Анжу Oстрова, r=Anzhu Ostrova; sah, Анжу Aрыыларa, translit=Anju Arıılara) are an archipelago and geographical subgroup of the New Siberian Islands archipelago. They are located betwe ...

from Lyakhovsky Islands, and connects the

Laptev Sea The Laptev Sea ( rus, мо́ре Ла́птевых, r=more Laptevykh; sah, Лаптевтар байҕаллара, translit=Laptevtar baỹğallara) is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is located between the northern coast of Siberia, th ...

in the west with the

East Siberian Sea The East Siberian Sea ( rus, Восто́чно-Сиби́рское мо́ре, r=Vostochno-Sibirskoye more) is a marginal sea in the Arctic Ocean. It is located between the Arctic Cape to the north, the coast of Siberia to the south, the New S ...

in the east. It is named after Russian explorer Yakov Sannikov.

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* Location

* Geographical names

Straits of Russia Bodies of water of the Sakha Republic Straits of the Laptev Sea Straits of the East Siberian Sea New Siberian Islands {{SakhaRepublic-geo-stub