The Yenisey Gulf is formed by the river widening to an average of 50 km (31 mi) for up to 250 km (160 mi) in a roughly north-south direction, between a latitude of 70° 30′ N in the area around Munguy settlement, north of Dudinka. The whole region of the lower Yenisey is bleak and sparsely inhabited, and the settlements are built on permafrost ground. There is no vegetation except for mosses, lichens and some grass. Coastal waters are habitats for beluga whales.
The maximum depth of the Yenisey Gulf is 63 m (208 ft). The mouth of the gulf is roughly located at 72° 30′ N, in the area of Sibiryakov Island, in the Kara Sea.
Islandsedit
The Yenisey has some flat, low-lying islands at its southern end, the Brekhovsky Islands (Бреховские острова) 70°30′N82°45′E / 70.500°N 82.750°E / 70.500; 82.750. They stand where the river flows into the estuary. Lakes and swamps surround this area, which features many arms through which lesser rivers of the tundra flow across wetlands into the Yenisey basin.[2]
Further northwards the Yenisey widens and becomes a clear expanse. The water turns brackish at this point. There are three small islands located almost in the middle of the gulf, the Bolshoi Korsakovsky Islands (острова Большой Корсаковский). The largest one is 4 km (2.5 mi) long and 1.2 km (0.75 mi) wide. 72°17′N81°01′E / 72.283°N 81.017°E / 72.283; 81.017. Burnyy Island is located right in the middle of the gulf. Chaishnyy is the closest to the shore.
Krestovskiy or Krestovsky Island (Остров Крестовский) lies a further 9 km (5.6 mi) to the NNW, close to the eastern shore of the Yenisey Gulf. It is 7.5 km (4.7 mi) long and 1.8 km (1.1 mi) wide.72°24′N80°47′E / 72.400°N 80.783°E / 72.400; 80.783. This island takes its name from the Russian writer Vsevolod Vladimirovich Krestovskiy (1840–1895).
Climateedit
The weather pattern in this desolate area is severe, with long and bitter winters and frequent blizzards and gales. The Yenisey estuary is frozen for about nine months in a year and even in summer it is never quite free of ice floes. During the winter the shipping lanes are kept open by icebreakers.
yenisey, gulf, russian, Енисейский, залив, yeniseysky, zaliv, large, long, estuary, through, which, lower, yenisey, flows, into, kara, Енисейский, залив, russian, satellite, image, arealocationkara, seacoordinates72, 250river, sourcesyeniseybasin, countriesrus. The Yenisey Gulf Russian Enisejskij zaliv Yeniseysky zaliv is a large and long estuary through which the lower Yenisey flows into the Kara Sea Yenisey GulfEnisejskij zaliv Russian Satellite image of the Yenisey Gulf areaYenisey GulfLocationKara SeaCoordinates72 30 N 81 15 E 72 500 N 81 250 E 72 500 81 250River sourcesYeniseyBasin countriesRussia The Yenisey Gulf and its islands belong to the Krasnoyarsk Krai administrative division of the Russian Federation and is part of the Great Arctic State Nature Reserve the largest nature reserve of Russia The Willem Barents Biological Station is a Polar station located northeast of Meduza Bay at the northern end of the mouth of the Yenisey 73 21 N 80 32 E 73 350 N 80 533 E 73 350 80 533 1 Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Islands 2 Climate 3 Further reading 4 ReferencesGeography editThe Yenisey Gulf is formed by the river widening to an average of 50 km 31 mi for up to 250 km 160 mi in a roughly north south direction between a latitude of 70 30 N in the area around Munguy settlement north of Dudinka The whole region of the lower Yenisey is bleak and sparsely inhabited and the settlements are built on permafrost ground There is no vegetation except for mosses lichens and some grass Coastal waters are habitats for beluga whales The maximum depth of the Yenisey Gulf is 63 m 208 ft The mouth of the gulf is roughly located at 72 30 N in the area of Sibiryakov Island in the Kara Sea Islands edit The Yenisey has some flat low lying islands at its southern end the Brekhovsky Islands Brehovskie ostrova 70 30 N 82 45 E 70 500 N 82 750 E 70 500 82 750 They stand where the river flows into the estuary Lakes and swamps surround this area which features many arms through which lesser rivers of the tundra flow across wetlands into the Yenisey basin 2 Further northwards the Yenisey widens and becomes a clear expanse The water turns brackish at this point There are three small islands located almost in the middle of the gulf the Bolshoi Korsakovsky Islands ostrova Bolshoj Korsakovskij The largest one is 4 km 2 5 mi long and 1 2 km 0 75 mi wide 72 17 N 81 01 E 72 283 N 81 017 E 72 283 81 017 Burnyy Island is located right in the middle of the gulf Chaishnyy is the closest to the shore Krestovskiy or Krestovsky Island Ostrov Krestovskij lies a further 9 km 5 6 mi to the NNW close to the eastern shore of the Yenisey Gulf It is 7 5 km 4 7 mi long and 1 8 km 1 1 mi wide 72 24 N 80 47 E 72 400 N 80 783 E 72 400 80 783 This island takes its name from the Russian writer Vsevolod Vladimirovich Krestovskiy 1840 1895 Climate editThe weather pattern in this desolate area is severe with long and bitter winters and frequent blizzards and gales The Yenisey estuary is frozen for about nine months in a year and even in summer it is never quite free of ice floes During the winter the shipping lanes are kept open by icebreakers Further reading editThubron Colin In Siberia References edit Willem Barents Biological Station Interact Islands in the Yenisey Gulf in Russian Dissolved organic matter DOM in the estuary of the Yenisei Salt intrusions in Siberian river estuaries Freight map Pictures German Russian project on Siberian River Run off Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yenisey Gulf amp oldid 1145258652, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
