
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
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), which cuts deep inland. The depth of the gulf is between . The largest island in the gulf is the
Karaginsky 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.
External links
Satellite image from Google
References
Gulfs of Russia
Gulfs of the Pacific Ocean
Bays of the Bering Sea
Bodies of water of the Kamchatka Peninsula
Pacific Coast of Russia
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