Shelikhov Bay
| Shelikhov Bay залив Шелихова |
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| Waters | Sea of Okhotsk |
| Land mass | Asia ( Russia ) |
| Geographical location | 59 ° 45 ′ N , 158 ° 0 ′ E |
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| width | 300 km |
| Greatest water depth | 495 m |
| Medium water depth | 100-150 m |
The Shelikhov Bay ( Russian залив Шелихова ) is a gulf of the Sea of Okhotsk between the Siberian mainland and the Kamchatka Peninsula in Far Eastern Russia . It was named after the Russian explorer Grigori Ivanovich Schelichow .
Geographical location
The northeastern part of the Sea of Okhotsk forms a large bay, the Shelichov Bay , which is bordered by the Siberian mainland in the west and the Kamchatka peninsula in the east. The bay is divided into two main arms by the smaller Taigonos peninsula protruding from the Siberian coast , the Gischigabusen in the west and the Penschinabusen in the east. Overall, the gulf has a north-south extension of about 670 km and an east-west extension of about 300 km.
Notes and special features
Except for the southeast, the coasts are mostly very rugged and rough. From December to May the water is covered by a layer of ice. The tidal range in the Shelichov Bay reaches a height of up to 13 meters, making it one of the highest in the world. For this reason, the construction of a tidal power plant in this region was also considered.