Kola Bay
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View of Kola Bay in Murmansk
Kola Bay (Russian: Кольский залив) or Murmansk Fjord is a 57-km-long fjord of the Barents Sea that cuts into the northern part of the Kola Peninsula. It is up to 7 km wide and has a depth of 200 to 300 metres. The Tuloma and Kola Rivers discharge into the bay.
The eastern shore is craggy and precipitous, the western one is comparatively level. The ports of Murmansk and Severomorsk sit on the east side. Polyarny, the main base of Russia's Northern Fleet, is one the on the west side of the bay.
Semidiurnal tides in the Murmansk Fjord are as high as 4 metres. In winter, the southern part of the bay may be covered in ice.
Kola Bay Bridge spans the Kola Bay near its southern end.
Severomorsk Harbor
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A tugboat in Kola Bay on a winter day
- This article is based on a translation of the equivalent article of the Russian Wikipedia on 13 July 2008.
Coordinates: 69°05′52″N 33°23′48″E / 69.09778°N 33.39667°E
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