Etolin Strait
Etolin Strait is a strait of the Pacific Ocean in western Alaska, the United States. It is located inside the Nunivak Island, Etolin Strait, and Kuskokwim Bay Habitat Conservation Area, an 8.2 million acre essential fish habitat established in 2008 which prohibits fishing with nonpelagic trawl gear.
Geography
The strait connects Kuskokwim Bay and the Bering Sea, at. It is long and 48–80 km miles wide. It is known for strong tidal currents.It is between Nunivak Island to its west and Nelson [Island (Alaska)|Nelson Island] and the Alaskan mainland to its east. It is demarcated by Cape Etolin to the northwest and Cape Corwin to the southwest, by Cape Vancouver on Nelson Island to the northeast, and by Cape Avinol on the Alaskan mainland to the southeast.