Omulyakh Bay Explained

Omulyakh Bay
Other Name:Омуляхская губа / Уомуллаах тамах
Pushpin Map:Russia Sakha Republic
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Sakha Republic
Image Bathymetry:Siberia Omull.png
Caption Bathymetry:Map showing the location of the bay
Location:Far North
Coords:72.3333°N 145.2667°W
Oceans:East Siberian Sea
Countries:Russia
Length:115km (71miles)
Width:25km (16miles)

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 25km (16miles). 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 186km (116miles) long Kyuenekhtyakh (Кюэнехтях) and the 303km (188miles) 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. [GoogleEarth]
  2. Web site: S-55_56 Topographic Chart (in Russian). 27 May 2022.