Omulyakh Bay
Омуляхская губа / Уомуллаах тамах
Satellite image of the Omulyakh and Khroma bays.
Omulyakh Bay is located in Sakha Republic
Omulyakh Bay
Omulyakh Bay
Location in Sakha Republic
Map showing the location of the bay
LocationFar North
Coordinates72°20′00″N 145°16′00″E / 72.3333°N 145.2667°E / 72.3333; 145.2667
Ocean/sea sourcesEast Siberian Sea
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length115 km (71 mi)
Max. width25 km (16 mi)

The Omulyakh Bay (Russian: Омуляхская губа; Yakut: Уомуллаах тамах) is a bay of the East Siberian Sea in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russian Federation.

Geography

This bay is located in the shores of the East Siberian Lowland, west of the Sundrun River region and east of the Yana Bay.

Omulyakh Bay is open to the east through a narrow and straight channel and is 115 km in length. Starting from its mouth the bay widens inside, until it reaches a width of 25 km (16 mi). It has a curved inlet at its end. The Khroma Bay is very similar to this bay and lies only 40 km south. Both bays share the same mouth.[1]

Hydrography

The 186 km (116 mi) long Kyuenekhtyakh (Кюэнехтях) and the 303 km (188 mi) long San-Yuryakh (Сан-Юрях) are the main rivers flowing into the bay. The bay is in an area of wetlands; lakes and marshes dot the whole landscape. Owing to is northerly location the Omullyakh Bay is covered with ice most of the year.[2]

References

  1. GoogleEarth
  2. "S-55_56 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 27 May 2022.
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