The Kolyma Bay ( Russian : Колымская Губа ; Kolymskaya Guba) is one of the main gulfs of the East Siberian Sea .
4-523: The bay gets its name from the Kolyma Lowlands , whose coastline forms the whole eastern half of this bay. The Kolyma Lowlands are dotted with numerous lakes and swamps. The sea in this bay is frozen for over nine months every year and is often clogged with ice floes. Kolesovsky Island and Kolesovskaya Otmel are located close to the shore in the central part of the Kolyma Bay. Further west,
8-580: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kolyma Lowlands The Kolyma Lowland ( Russian : Колымская низменность ) is a lowland plain in the northeastern parts of Sakha Republic in the basin of the Alazeya , Bolshaya Chukoch'ya and lower reaches of the Kolyma rivers. The lowland is formed by fluvio-lacustrine loam soil about 120 m thick. The climate is subarctic. The Kolyma Lowland stretches for 750 kilometers (470 mi) along
12-607: The Indigirka River flows into the sea on the western side of the Kolyma Bay, forming a large river delta . The Sundrun River has its mouth at the northwestern limit of the bay. The Kolyma Bay should not be confused with the larger Kolyma Gulf further east. Administratively the Kolyma Bay belongs to the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) of the Russian Federation . This Sakha Republic location article
16-710: The Kolyma River from the East Siberian Sea to the Chersky Range , between the Alazeya and Yukagir plateaus. Besides the Kolyma, other rivers in the lowland include the Alazeya , its tributary Rossokha , and the Chukochya . The average elevation of the Kolyma lowland is 100 meters (330 ft) with occasional heights, such as the 512 meters (1,680 ft) high Suor Uyata . The Kolyma Lowland
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