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La Pérouse Strait
[ lah pey-rooz streyt ]
noun
- a strait between the southernmost tip of the Russian island Sakhalin and the northernmost tip of the Japanese island Hokkaido, connecting the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan. 25 miles (40 km) wide.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of La Pérouse Strait1
First recorded in 1805–10; named after French naval officer and explorer Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse (1742-88?)
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