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

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on the east coast of

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. In July 1856,

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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 East Indies and China Station (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. (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

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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'' () - is highly protected from

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s and

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