Khalmyer Bay

Khalmyer Bay

The Khalmyer Bay is a bay on the Siberian coast in the Kara Sea. It is located in the Gydan Peninsula and it is roughly 185 km long and 47 km wide at its widest point. Lat 71°30′ N, long 76° E.

This deep bay lies between the estuaries of the Ob (Gulf of Ob) and the Yenisei River, which are two of the most important rivers of Russia and the world. The peninsula formed between this bay and neighboring Yuratski Bay is known as the Mamonta Peninsula (Poluostrov Mamonta).

The Khalmyer Bay is surrounded by tundra coast and there are numerous river mouths on its shores. Deep within the bay lie the settlements of Chernyy Mys and Gyda. At its mouth lie the settlements of Matyuysale and Mongatalyang.

This Bay is located in the Yamal-Nenets autonomous district administrative region of the Russian Federation.

The Khalmyer Bay appears also as Gydanskaya Guba in some maps in English.

References

* Location: [http://worldmaps.web.infoseek.co.jp/russia_guide.htm]
* Yamalo-Nenets administration information: [http://www.adm.yanao.ru/140/]


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