Kandalaksha Bay
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 Kandalaksha Bay |
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| Waters | White sea | |
| Land mass | Kola Peninsula , Karelia | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 49 '41 " N , 32 ° 55' 32" E | |
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| Greatest water depth | 300 m | |
| Islands | Ryashkov, Oleni, Wolei, Veliki, Sidorov, Keret, Peshostrov | |
| Tributaries | Umba , Pila , Porja , Kolwiza , Luwenga , Niwa , Luptsche-Sawino , Kanda , Kowda | |
 Location of Kandalaksha Bay in the White Sea |
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The Kandalakscha Bay ( Russian Кандалакшский залив , Finnish Kantalahti , literal meaning: "The Gulf of the Kanda River") is the northwestern tip of the White Sea .
It is one of the four large bays of the White Sea. It borders the Republic of Karelia and the Murmansk Oblast in northwest Russia . The Kola Peninsula is north of Kandalaksha Bay.
There are hundreds of small islands in the bay. At its western end, Kandalaksha Bay reaches a depth of 300 m, while the inner part of the bay is shallow.
The largest islands in Kandalaksha Bay are: Ryashkov, Oleni, Wolei, Veliki, Sidorow, Keret and Peschostrow.
Tributaries into the bay are: Umba , Pila , Porja , Kolwiza , Luwenga , Niwa , Luptsche-Sawino , Kanda , Kowda and Keret .
The city of Kandalaksha is at the northern end of the bay; the new Witino oil port about 10 km south of it.
The Kandalakscha Nature Reserve ( Russian Кандалакшский заповедник ) includes parts of the coastline of the bay and many of the islands in the bay. These form an important breeding area for eider ducks and other sea birds.
literature
- G. Gilbo: Sprawotschnik po istorii geografitscheskich naswani na pobereschje SSSR . Ministerstwo oborony Soiusa SSR, Glaw. upr. nawigazii i okeanografii, 1985, p. 134. (Russian)
- A. Gorkin and others: Geografija Rossii: Enziklopeditscheski slowar . Bolschaja Rossijskaja enziklopedija, Moscow 1997, ISBN 5-85270-276-5 , p. 237. (Russian)
Web links
- Entry in the North encyclopedia (English / Russian)