Gulf of Tauisk
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Taui Bay is a body of water in the Sea of Okhotsk
off the coast of the Magadan Oblast
in Russia. The bay opens to the south. It is some 130 km wide and 75 km long, and is enclosed by the Koni Peninsula and Zavyalov Island
on its southeastern side and by Spafaryev Island
on its southwestern end. The enclosed area is ca. 10 000 km², and the average depth 50-60 m. The Arman, Ola, Yana and Taui rivers drain into the bay. The city of Magadan
is situated the centrally at the end of the bay, on the shore of the smaller Nagayeva Bay.
Sea of Okhotsk
The Sea of Okhotsk is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, lying between the Kamchatka Peninsula on the east, the Kuril Islands on the southeast, the island of Hokkaidō to the far south, the island of Sakhalin along the west, and a long stretch of eastern Siberian coast along the west and...
off the coast of the Magadan Oblast
Magadan Oblast
Magadan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia in the Far Eastern Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Magadan....
in Russia. The bay opens to the south. It is some 130 km wide and 75 km long, and is enclosed by the Koni Peninsula and Zavyalov Island
Zavyalov Island
Zavyalov Island , formerly Ola Island , is a relatively large island in the Sea of Okhotsk, northwestern Pacific. It is located in the eastern side of the Taui Bay, 20 km west of Cape Taran, Koni Peninsula, about 50 km south of the city of Magadan.Zavyalov is a mountainous island; it is...
on its southeastern side and by Spafaryev Island
Spafaryev Islands
The Spafaryev Islands or Spafaryev Island , a relatively large double island, is located in the Sea of Okhotsk...
on its southwestern end. The enclosed area is ca. 10 000 km², and the average depth 50-60 m. The Arman, Ola, Yana and Taui rivers drain into the bay. The city of Magadan
Magadan
Magadan is a port town on the Sea of Okhotsk and gateway to the Kolyma region. It is the administrative center of Magadan Oblast , in the Russian Far East. Founded in 1929 on the site of an earlier settlement from the 1920s, it was granted the status of town in 1939...
is situated the centrally at the end of the bay, on the shore of the smaller Nagayeva Bay.