Karaginsky Gulf () is a large gulf in the

Bering Sea The Bering Sea ( , ; rus, Бе́рингово мо́ре, r=Béringovo móre, p=ˈbʲerʲɪnɡəvə ˈmorʲe) is a marginal sea of the Northern Pacific Ocean. It forms, along with the Bering Strait, the divide between the two largest landmasse ...

off the northeastern coast of

Kamchatka The Kamchatka Peninsula (, ) is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about . The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and western coastlines, respectively. Immediately offshore along the Pacific ...

(

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

), which cuts deep inland. The depth of the gulf is between . The largest island in the gulf is the

Karaginsky Island Karaginsky Island or Karaginskiy Island () is an island in the Karaginsky Gulf of the Bering Sea. The -wide strait between the Kamchatka Peninsula and this island is called Litke Strait. Karaginsky Island is a Ramsar site. Even though the island ...

, separated from the mainland by the Litke Strait (width: ).National Marine Fisheries Service.
Marine Fisheries Review
', Volume 67. NMFS, Scientific Publications Office, 2005. 13. The Karaginsky Gulf is covered with ice from December until June.

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Gulfs of Russia Gulfs of the Pacific Ocean Bays of the Bering Sea Bodies of water of the Kamchatka Peninsula Pacific Coast of Russia {{KamchatkaKrai-geo-stub