- Faddey Bay
The Faddey Bay (Залив Фаддея; "Zaliv Faddeya") is a gulf in the
Laptev Sea on the eastern coast of theTaymyr Peninsula . It measures about 47 Km from its innermost point in the southwest, the delta of thePregradnaya River , to its broadest opening to the sea in the northeast. Its average width is 21 Km.Owing to its extreme northerly location, the climate in the area of the Faddey Bay is exceptionally severe, with prolonged, bitter winters. This gulf is covered by ice most of the year, sometimes remaining frozen even in the brief summer period.
The
Faddey Islands lie to the north of the bay, right off its mouth.History
The Faddey Bay was visited by
Vitus Bering during his exploratory expeditions of the Russian Great North and East.Administration
For administrative purposes the Faddey Bay belongs to the
Krasnoyarsk Krai of theRussian Federation .References
*
William Barr (Arctic historian) , "The First Soviet Convoy to the Mouth of the Lena".
* Exploration of the area: [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0016-7428(192507)15%3A3%3C367%3ATSSRTW%3E2.0.CO%3B2-0] and [http://www.erlib.com/Владлен_Троицкий/Записки_Харитона_Лаптева/7/]
* [http://www.yakutiatoday.com/region/pdf/ancient_yakutia3.pdf History]
* History of the area: [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0016-7398(194007)96%3A1%3C27%3ANOTNSR%3E2.0.CO%3B2-0]
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