Olyutor Gulf

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The Olyutor Bay is a gulf or bay of the Bering Sea in Olyutorsky District, northern part of Kamchatka Krai, Russia.

Geography

It is bounded on the west by the Govena Peninsula which separates it from Korfa Bay and on the east by the Olyutor Peninsula, the southern part of the Olyutor Range. Beyond Cape Olyutor lies the Bering Sea. It extends roughly 83 km inland and is 228 km at its widest. The deepest spot is about 1000 m. The western shore is dominated by the Pylgin Range, which has a maximum elevation of 1357 m. The bay is normally covered by fast ice from December to May. It has a large tidal range of up to 1.9 m.

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