Khatanga Gulf
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Khatanga Gulf (Russian: Хатангский залив) is a gulf in the Laptev Sea. Its length is 220 km with a maximum width of 54 km. The Begichev Island devides the gulf into two straits: Northern Strait (13 km wide) and Eastern Strait (8 km wide). Maximum depth of the gulf is 29 m. The Khatanga River flows out into the Khatanga Gulf. The shores of the gulf are high, steep, and indented. The tides are semidiurnal reaching up to 1.4 m. The Khatanga Gulf is covered with ice most of the year.
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