Soya Strait

International waterway between the Russian island of Sakhalin and the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The strait, named for the French explorer count de La Pérouse, separates the Sea of Okhotsk from the Sea of Japan (East Sea). It is 27 mi (43 km) wide at its narrowest part, and it varies in depth from 167 to 387 ft (51 to 118 m). Noted for its extremely strong currents, it is closed by ice in the winter.

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• soybean
• Sōya District, Hokkaidō
• Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaidō
• Soya3D, a high-level three-dimensional rendering engine for the Python programming language
• Soya sauce, a fermented sauce made from soybeans, roasted grain, water and salt.
• Sōya (icebreaker), a Japanese icebreaker
• Sōya (train), a train in Hokkaido, Japan

See also

• La Pérouse Strait, also known as Soya Strait, the strait between Hokkaido and Sakhalin
• Cape Sōya in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan
• Sōya Main Line, a railway line in Hokkaido, Japan