Kola Bay

View of Kola Bay

Kola Bay (Russian: Кольский залив) or Murmansk Fjord is a 57-km-long fjord of the Barents Sea that cuts into the northern part of the Kola Peninsula. It is up to 7 km wide and has a depth of 200 to 300 metres. The Tuloma and Kola Rivers discharge into the bay.

The eastern shore is craggy and precipitous, the western one is comparatively level. The ports of Murmansk and Severomorsk sit on the east side; on the west side of the bay is the port of Polyarny.

Semidiurnal tides in the Murmansk Fjord are as high as 4 metres. In winter, the southern part of the bay may be covered in ice.

Notes

• This article is based on a translation of the equivalent article of the Russian Wikipedia on 13 July 2008.

Coordinates: 69°05′52″N 33°23′48″E / 69.09778°N 33.39667°E / 69.09778; 33.39667