Tiksi Bay
Encyclopedia
Tiksi Bay is a 21-km-long bay
of the Laptev Sea
that cuts into the northern part of the Sakha Republic, Russia
. It is up to 17 km wide and has a depth of 2 to 11 meters. The Sogo and Yuryage Rivers discharge into the bay.
The port of Tiksi
sit on the west side.
Semidiurnal tide
s in the Kola Bay are as about 0.3 meters. In winter, the bay covered in ice.
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
of 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...
that cuts into the northern part of the Sakha Republic, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It is up to 17 km wide and has a depth of 2 to 11 meters. The Sogo and Yuryage Rivers discharge into the bay.
The port of Tiksi
Tiksi
Tiksi is an urban locality and the administrative center of Bulunsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, situated on the Arctic Ocean coast. Population: It is one of the principal ports for accessing the Laptev Sea...
sit on the west side.
Semidiurnal tide
Tide
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the moon and the sun and the rotation of the Earth....
s in the Kola Bay are as about 0.3 meters. In winter, the bay covered in ice.