Solnechny Bay

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Solnechny Bay
Solnechnaya-Bucht 1 2014-08-29.jpg
View of the shore of Solnechny Bay with the abandoned polar station buildings
Solnechny Bay is located in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Solnechny Bay
Solnechny Bay
Location in Krasnoyarsk Krai
LocationSevernaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates78°11′N 103°7′E / 78.183°N 103.117°E / 78.183; 103.117Coordinates: 78°11′N 103°7′E / 78.183°N 103.117°E / 78.183; 103.117
Native nameБухта Солнечная  (Russian)
Ocean/sea sourcesVilkitsky Strait
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length3 km (1.9 mi)[1]
Max. width6.5 km (4.0 mi)

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

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 and the eastern .[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.[1]

View of , the easternmost point of the bay.
NASA image of Bolshevik Island

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c GoogleEarth
  2. ^ "Bukhta Solnechnaya". Mapcarta. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Polyarnaya Stantsiya Solnechnaya". Mapcarta. Retrieved 19 December 2016.

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