The Khatanga Gulf or Khatanga Bay ( Russian : Хатангский залив ) is a large tidal estuary in the Laptev Sea . It is relatively narrow, its length being 220 kilometres (140 mi) with a maximum width of 54 kilometres (34 mi).
6-583: The Bolshoy Begichev Island divides the gulf into two straits : Northern Strait (13 kilometres (8.1 mi) wide) and Eastern Strait (8 kilometres (5.0 mi) wide). The maximum depth of the gulf is 29 metres (95 ft). The Khatanga River and the Popigay River flow out into the Khatanga Gulf. The shores of the gulf are high, steep, and indented. The tides are semidiurnal reaching up to 1.4 metres (4 ft 7 in). The Khatanga Gulf
12-588: Is an island in the Laptev Sea , in the Sakha Republic , Russia . The area of the island is 1,764 square kilometres (681 sq mi). Bolshoy Begichev is located within the Khatanga Gulf ( Russian : Хатангский залив ), splitting the gulf into two straits . Only 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) west of Bolshoy Begichev lies the much smaller island known as Maliy Begichev Island . Its size
18-587: Is covered with ice most of the year. The shores of the Khatanga Bay are generally raised, consisting of low tundra cliffs, as well as sandstone and mudstone cliffs and sedimentation areas. Since the administrative border cuts across this area, the northern and western parts of the Khatanga Bay belong to the Krasnoyarsk Krai , while its southeastern side belongs to the Sakha administrative region of
24-525: Is only 15 square kilometres (5.8 sq mi). The border between administrative divisions of the Russian Federation runs between the two Begichev islands, so that while Maliy Begichev is in Krasnoyarsk Krai , Bolshoy Begichev is in the Sakha republic. Both Bolshoy Begichev and Maliy Begichev are named after Russian polar explorer Nikifor Begichev . North of Bolshoy Begichev lies small Preobrazheniya Island . This elongated granitic island
30-577: The Russian Federation . The former settlement and penal colony of Nordvik was located by a north-facing bay on the Eastern Strait of the Khatanga Gulf known as Bukhta Nordvik . This Krasnoyarsk Krai location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Sakha Republic location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bolshoy Begichev Island Bolshoy Begichev ( Russian : Большой Бегичев , lit. 'Big Begichev')
36-615: Was useful as a landmark for ships plying the Northern Sea Route in the past. A NAVTEX Coast Station used to be situated on the island at 74°32′N 112°02′E / 74.533°N 112.033°E / 74.533; 112.033 . It was added to the list of International 518 kHz NAVTEX stations in GMDSS/Circ.8/Corr.6 (25 October 2002), reiterated in GMDSS/Circ.8/Corr.8 (25 July 2003), and removed in GMDSS/Circ.8/Corr.9 (29 September 2003). There are muskoxen on
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