Onega Bay

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Shore of the bay in Kiy Island.
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Shore of the bay in Kiy Island.

Onega Bay (Russian: Онежская губа, Онежский залив) is a bay of the White Sea in northwestern Russia, southwest of Arkhangelsk. Length: 185 km, width:50-100 km, depth: 16 m (average), 36 m (max).

Rivers Onega, Kem, Keret and Vyg flow into the bay. the bay has numerous islands, the largest and most famous being the Solovetsky Islands. On the west coast a town of Belomorsk is located and the outlet of the White Sea-Baltic Canal.

Coordinates: 64°20′N 36°30′E

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