Korf Bay (russian: залив Корфа) is a bay on the

Kamchatka Peninsula The Kamchatka Peninsula (russian: полуостров Камчатка, Poluostrov Kamchatka, ) is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about . The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and we ...

coast of the

Bering Sea The Bering Sea (, ; rus, Бе́рингово мо́ре, r=Béringovo móre) is a marginal sea of the Northern Pacific Ocean. It forms, along with the Bering Strait, the divide between the two largest landmasses on Earth: Eurasia and The Ameri ...

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Geography

It is approximately triangular being about wide at the mouth and extending inland about . On the west side, the Ilpinsky Peninsula separates it from Anapka Bay which forms the north end of

Karaginsky Gulf Karaginsky Gulf (russian: Карагинский залив) is a large gulf in the Bering Sea off the northeastern coast of Kamchatka (Russia), which cuts deep inland. The depth of the gulf is between . The largest island in the gulf is the Kar ...

. On the east, the Govena Peninsula (Cape Govensky) separates it from the

Olyutor Gulf The Olyutor Bay (russian: Олюторский залив) is a gulf or bay of the Bering Sea in Olyutorsky District, northern part of Kamchatka Krai, Russia. Geography It is bounded on the west by the Govena Peninsula which separates it from Ko ...

. The northern coast contains the Skrytaya Harbor, which is a major

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fishing ground. The largest settlements on the gulf are

Tilichiki Tilichiki (russian: Тили́чики) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Olyutorsky District of Koryak Okrug of Kamchatka Krai, Russia. It is located on the Korfa Bay of the Kamchatka Peninsula. History Tilichik ...

and Olyutorovka.

History

The bay is named after Baron

Andrey Korf Baron Andrey Nikolayevich Korf or Korff (russian: Андрей Николаевич Корф; 1831–1893) was the first Viceroy (Governor General) of the Russian Far East (1884–93). The names of the village of Korf and the Korfa Bay commemora ...

, the first Governor General of

Priamurye Amur Oblast ( rus, Аму́рская о́бласть, r=Amurskaya oblast, p=ɐˈmurskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located on the banks of the Amur and Zeya Rivers in the Russian Far East. The administrative ...

. This is the Baron Koff or Barankoff Bay mentioned by the American travelers

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. The

2006 Kamchatka earthquakes The 2006 Kamchatka earthquake occurred on . This shock had a moment magnitude of 7.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). The hypocenter was located near the coast of Koryak Autonomous Okrug at an estimated depth of 22 km, as ...

were centered on the seaside village of Korf. Coal was mined and exported from a mine near the bay in the early 20th century. {{Russian Far East Bays of the Bering Sea Bays of Russia Bays of Kamchatka Krai Bodies of water of the Kamchatka Peninsula Pacific Coast of Russia