Nakhodka Bay

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Coordinates: 42°49′N 133°00′E / 42.817, 133

Map of Nakhodka Bay

Nakhodka Bay or Nakhodka Gulf (Russian: зали́в Нахо́дка) is a bay of the Peter the Great Gulf of the Sea of Japan, on which is sited the port of Nakhodka. It is part of the Primorsky Krai of Russia. The Lisy Island protects the bay from open sea waves.

The bay is one of the largest transport junctions in the Russian Far East; vessel traffic is extremely intensive here. There are four ports in the Gulf and four ship repairing yards. It is a basic port for vessels of largest companies, such as Primorsk Shipping Corporation (Prisco) and the base of the Active Marine Fishery.

Nakhodka Bay was discovered in 1859 by the Russian corvette "Amerika" ("America"), which sought shelter in the bay during a storm. Nakhodka is Russian for "a lucky find". The first Russian settlement - the village Amerikanka - was founded in 1907 and named after the corvette.