Olga Bay (russian: Залив Ольги, ) is a small (11x4 km) mainly ice-free bay in the

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on the east coast of

Primorsky Krai Primorsky Krai (russian: Приморский край, r=Primorsky kray, p=prʲɪˈmorskʲɪj kraj), informally known as Primorye (, ), is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia, located in the Far East region of the country and is a part of t ...

. In July 1856 Captain Charles Codrington Forsyth of HMS ''Hornet'' named the bay "Port Michael Seymour" in honour of Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, the commander-in-chief of the

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(in office: 1856-1859). In July 1857 Captain of the

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n corvette '' ''Amerika'''' named this "new bay, not ..marked on maps" as the "Bay of Saint Olga" after Saint

Olga of Kiev Olga ( orv, Вольга, Volĭga; (); russian: Ольга (); uk, Ольга (). Old Norse: '; Lith: ''Alge''; Christian name: ''Elena''; c. 890–925 – 969) was a regent of Kievan Rus' for her son Sviatoslav from 945 until 960. Following ...

. (The previous day Chikhachyov had visited the "Bay of Saint Vladimir" (now "Vladimir Bay") to the north-east of Olga Bay, naming it after Saint Olga's grandson Saint Vladimir.) The

port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as H ...

town of Olga stands on the northern coast of the bay; the Avvakumovka River flows into the bay's western part. The northern part of Olga Bay - ''Tihaya Pristan'' ( ru , Тихая Пристань , translation = Calm or Quiet Wharf) - is highly protected from

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s and waves.

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Bays of Primorsky Krai {{PrimorskyKrai-geo-stub

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