The Olenyok Gulf, also known as Olenek Bay, is a broad gulf in the Laptev Sea

Laptev Sea

The Laptev Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is located between the northern coast of Siberia, the Taimyr Peninsula, Severnaya Zemlya and the New Siberian Islands. Its northern boundary passes from the Arctic Cape to a point with co-ordinates of 79°N and 139°E, and ends at the Anisiy...

. It is located WSW of the huge Lena Delta

Lena River

The Lena is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean . It is the 11th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed...

, which forms its eastern limit.

There are some islands in the gulf, like Salkay Island

Salkay Island

Salkay Island, or Salkay Aryta, is an island in the Laptev Sea. It is located on the western side of the Olenek Bay, about to the WNW from the Olenek Delta. Its length is and its maximum breadth . The name of this island can be also spelt as "Salkhay" and "Salkyy".*Only to the north there is...

 in the west and Dzhyangylakh and Eppet in the mouths of the Olenyok River

Olenyok River

The Olenyok River is a major river in northern Siberian Russia, west of the lower Lena River and east of the Anabar River. It is long, of which around is navigable. Average water discharge is 1210 m³/s...

 that empties into this gulf.

The Olenyok Gulf belongs to the Sakha administrative division of the Russian Federation.

Ecology

Chars

Arctic char

Arctic char or Arctic charr is both a freshwater and saltwater fish in the Salmonidae family, native to Arctic, sub-Arctic and alpine lakes and coastal waters. No other freshwater fish is found as far north. It is the only species of fish in Lake Hazen, on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic...

 are common in the low-salinity waters of the Olenyok Gulf and genetic studies were conducted on them.

The flat shores of the bay are a natural habitat for birds such as waders.

See also

• Vasili Pronchishchev
  Vasili Pronchishchev
  Vasili Vasilyevich Pronchishchev was a Russian explorer.In 1718, Vasili Pronchishchev graduated from Moscow School of Mathematics and Navigation and was promoted to naval cadet...
  
  
• William Barr
  William Barr (Arctic historian)
  William Barr is a Scottish historian now resident of Calgary, Canada, with a specific interest in the history of exploration of the Arctic, and to a lesser degree, the Antarctic. He holds degrees in Geography from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland and McGill University, Québec, Canada...
  
  , The First Soviet Convoy to the Mouth of the Lena.