Solnechny Bay Explained

Solnechny Bay
Pushpin Map:Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Location:Severnaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coords:78.1833°N 110°W
Oceans:Vilkitsky Strait
Countries:Russia
Length:3km (02miles)
Width:6.5km (04miles)

Solnechny Bay (Russian: Бухта Солнечная, Bukhta Solnechnaya),[1] is a bay in Severnaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.[2]

History

There is an abandoned polar station on the eastern side of Solnechny Bay, near Cape Antsev, as well as an astronomic observatory 4 km to the west.[3]

Geography

Solnechny Bay is a bay in the southern shore of Bolshevik Island, the southernmost island of Severnaya Zemlya. It is located on the Vilkitsky Strait coast of the island. The headland on the western side of the mouth of the bay is Cape Maysky and the eastern Cape Antsev.[3]

The bay opens towards the south and is about 7 km wide. The Vkhodnoy Islands, a group of two islets facing the bay lie 4 km off the shore.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bukhta Solnechnaya. Mapcarta. 19 December 2016.
  2. [GoogleEarth]
  3. Web site: Polyarnaya Stantsiya Solnechnaya. Mapcarta. 19 December 2016.