Sellyakh Bay (russian: Селляхская губа; sah, Сиэллээх тамах) is a bay in

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There are no settlements in the bay area, the nearest inhabited place is Tumat to the south. Formerly there was a temporary

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Geography

The bay opens to the north in the eastern shores of the

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. It is located northeast of the mouths of the

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and southeast of the

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Hydrography

The long Sellyakh and the long Muksunuokha (Максунуоха) are the main rivers with their mouths in the bay. Other rivers flowing into it are the long Bilir (Билир), the long Danilkina (Данилкина) and the long Kyulyumelyakh (Кюлюмэлээх). The shores of the bay are fringed by

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. They are low and in parts boggy, part of a flat region dotted with lakes.nature.ykt - Селляхская губа
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Fishing & Tourism in Yakutia
Bays of the Sakha Republic Bays of the Laptev Sea East Siberian Lowland {{SakhaRepublic-geo-stub ceb:Sellyakhskaya Guba it:Baia del Selljach sah:Сиэллээх тамах

Geography

Hydrography

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