The Olyutor Bay (russian: Олюторский залив) is a gulf or
bay
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a Gulf (geography), gulf, sea, sound (geography), sound, or bight (geogra ...
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 ...
in
Olyutorsky District, northern part of
Kamchatka Krai
Kamchatka Krai ( rus, Камча́тский край, r=Kamchatsky kray, p=kɐmˈtɕatskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), situated in the Russian Far East, and is administratively part of the Far Eastern Federal District. Its ...
,
Russia
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Geography
It is bounded on the west by the Govena Peninsula which separates it from Korfa Bay
Korf Bay (russian: залив Корфа) is a bay on the Kamchatka Peninsula coast of the Bering Sea in Russia.
Geography
It is approximately triangular being about wide at the mouth and extending inland about .
On the west side, the Ilpin ...
and on the east by the Olyutor Peninsula
Olyutor Peninsula (russian: Олюторский полуостров) is a peninsula in Kamchatka Krai, Russian Federation. The nearest town is Tilichiki, Olyutorsky District. Google Earth
The peninsula is named after the Olyutor people, the a ...
, the southern part of the Olyutor Range. Beyond Cape Olyutor
Cape Olyutor (russian: мыс Олюторский) is a cape in the Bering Sea, in Koryak Okrug of Kamchatka Krai, Russia. It points south at the southern end of the Olyutor Peninsula, the southern end of the Olyutor Range. Google Earth It was ...
lies the Bering Sea.Google Earth
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It extends roughly inland and is at its widest. The deepest spot is about . The western shore is dominated by the Pylgin Range, which has a maximum elevation of . The bay is normally covered by fast ice from December to May. It has a large tidal range
Tidal range is the difference in height between high tide and low tide. Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and Sun and the rotation of Earth. Tidal range depends on time and location.
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of up to .
See also
* Shirshov Ridge
The Shirshov Ridge is located on the eastern border of the Commander Basin below the Kamchatka Peninsula. It extends directly southward for a distance of 750 km toward the Aleutian arc in the eastern part of the Bering Sea (see figure).E. ...
References
Bays of the Bering Sea
Bays of Russia
Bodies of water of the Kamchatka Peninsula
Bays of Kamchatka Krai
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