| Sellyakh Bay | |
| Other Name: | Селляхская губа / Сиэллээх тамах |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Sakha Republic |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the bay in Yakutia |
| Location: | Far North |
| Coords: | 71.65°N 163°W |
| Rivers: | Sellyakh and Muksunuokha |
| Oceans: | Laptev Sea |
| Countries: | Russia |
| Length: | 55km (34miles) |
| Width: | 25km (16miles) |
| Depth: | 10m (30feet) |
| Settlements: | None |
Sellyakh Bay (Russian: Селляхская губа; Yakut: Сиэллээх тамах) is a bay in Ust-Yansky District, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russian Federation.[1]
There are no settlements in the bay area, the nearest inhabited place is Tumat to the south. Formerly there was a temporary Polar station in Makar Island.[2]
The bay opens to the north in the eastern shores of the Yana Bay, Laptev Sea. It is located northeast of the mouths of the Chondon and southeast of the Makar and Shelonsky Islands. The Manyko Peninsula encloses the bay to the northwest and to the north the bay is limited by a narrow spit with Cape Turuktakh at the end.[3]
The 352km (219miles) long Sellyakh and the 267km (166miles) long Muksunuokha (Максунуоха) are the main rivers with their mouths in the bay. Other rivers flowing into it are the 125km (78miles) long Bilir (Билир), the 113km (70miles) long Danilkina (Данилкина) and the 44km (27miles) long Kyulyumelyakh (Кюлюмэлээх). The shores of the bay are fringed by shoals. They are low and in parts boggy, part of a flat region dotted with lakes.[4] [1] [5]
