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Solnechny Bay (russian: Бухта Солнечная, ''Bukhta Solnechnaya''), is a
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bay
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in Severnaya Zemlya
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, Krasnoyarsk Krai
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, Russia
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History
There is an abandonedpolar station
A number of governments maintain permanent research stations in the Arctic. Also known as Arctic bases, polar stations or ice stations, these bases are widely distributed across the northern polar region of Earth.
Historically few research sta ...
on the eastern side of Solnechny Bay, near Cape Antsev, as well as an astronomic observatory 4 km to the west.
Geography
Solnechny Bay is a bay in the southern shore ofBolshevik Island
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Bolshevik Island (russian: о́стров Большеви́к, ) is an island in Severnaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian Arctic. The island is named after the political faction of the same name.
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The island, together with ...
, the southernmost island of Severnaya Zemlya. It is located on the Vilkitsky Strait
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Vilkitsky Strait (russian: link=no, пролив Вилькицкого) is a strait between the Taimyr Peninsula and Bolshevik Island in the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago. The strait connects the Kara and Laptev Seas. The length of the Vilkits ...
coast of the island. The headland on the western side of the mouth of the bay is Cape Maysky and the eastern Cape Antsev.
The bay opens towards the south and is about 7 km wide. The Vkhodnoy Islands, a group of two islets facing the bay lie 4 km off the shore.
See also
*List of research stations in the Arctic
A number of governments maintain permanent research stations in the Arctic. Also known as Arctic bases, polar stations or ice stations, these bases are widely distributed across the northern polar region of Earth.
Historically few research st ...
References
External links
*Weather forecast for Solnechnaya Bay - Russia
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