The
Kara Strait or
Kara Gates (Russian: Пролив Карские Ворота;
Proliv Karskiye Vorota) is a 56 km (35 mi) wide channel of water between the southern end of
Novaya Zemlya and the northern tip of
Vaygach Island. This strait connects the
Kara Sea and the
Barents Sea in northern
Russia.