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Onega Bay

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71: 63: 126:. The area of the bay is 6,630 square kilometres (2,560 sq mi). The Onega Bay is 185 kilometres (115 mi) long and 50 kilometres (31 mi)-100 kilometres (62 mi) wide. The average depth of the bay is 16 metres (52 ft), and the maximum depth is 36 metres (118 ft). The bay freezes in winter. 234:
list, and there is intensive passenger sea traffic to the islands, mostly originating from Kem and Belomorsk. There are also regular but infrequent passenger connections between Arkhangelsk and the villages of the Onega Peninsula.
152:, luda's). The biggest of these are Shuyostrov Island, Russky Kuzov Island, Myagostrov Island, Kondostrov Island, and Sumostrov Island. The group of islands around Kondostrov Island are collectively known as the 156:. Between the Sumsky Skerries and Solovetsky Island, in the open sea, there is an archipelago consisting of Bolshoy Zhuzhmuy Island and Maly Zhuzhmuy Island. On the west coast of the bay there are the town of 144:, which are the largest and the most famous, are located on the entrance to the bay and separate it from the main body of the White Sea. Along the west coast, there are hundreds of small islands ( 386: 332: 191: 391: 381: 396: 376: 161: 198:
of Arkhangelsk Oblast. Most of the minor islands, including all of Sumsky Skerries, belong to Belomorsky District.
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of Soroki, currently Belomorsk, is known from that time. Most of the villages at the Onega Bay coast such as
371: 175: 244: 195: 183: 103: 95: 141: 99: 269: 207: 187: 25: 145: 123: 87: 179: 165: 153: 231: 365: 309: 169: 129: 210:, of whom the pomors are the descendants) not later than in the 12th century. The 133: 107: 70: 222:(now abandoned), are old Pomor villages, many of them still depend on fishery. 75: 347: 334: 292: 157: 119: 115: 111: 62: 219: 215: 211: 264: 69: 61: 137: 110:. It is the southernmost of four large bays and gulfs of the 140:
rivers flow into the bay. The bay has numerous islands.
48: 40: 32: 23: 18: 206:The Onega Bay coast was populated by Russians ( 178:, the coast and the islands are shared between 8: 164:. From the east, the bay is limited by the 387:Bodies of water of the Republic of Karelia 172:is located close to the shore of the bay. 66:The Onega Bay on the map of the White Sea. 256: 15: 47: 39: 31: 22: 7: 14: 265:"Islands in Onega Bay, White Sea" 168:. In the south-east, the town of 186:of the Republic of Karelia, and 36:Islands in Onega Bay, White Sea 230:Solovetsky Islands are on the 1: 314:(in Russian). Страна Наоборот 92:Онежская губа, Онежский залив 297:. Great Soviet Encyclopedia. 413: 392:Bays of Arkhangelsk Oblast 272:Sites Information Service 149: 91: 56: 382:Bays of the Arctic Ocean 310: 114:, the others being the 397:Ramsar sites in Russia 162:White Sea–Baltic Canal 160:and the outlet of the 106:, west of the city of 79: 67: 377:Bays of the White Sea 245:White Sea Rift System 73: 65: 196:Solovetsky Districts 184:Belomorsky Districts 94:) is located in the 74:Shore of the bay in 344: /  104:Northwestern Russia 96:Republic of Karelia 308:Федосеева, Елена. 142:Solovetsky Islands 100:Arkhangelsk Oblast 80: 68: 49:Reference no. 348:64.333°N 36.500°E 60: 59: 44:13 September 1994 404: 359: 358: 356: 355: 354: 349: 345: 342: 341: 340: 337: 324: 323: 321: 319: 305: 299: 298: 289: 283: 282: 280: 278: 261: 202:Human settlement 176:Administratively 151: 124:Kandalaksha Gulf 93: 16: 412: 411: 407: 406: 405: 403: 402: 401: 362: 361: 352: 350: 346: 343: 338: 335: 333: 331: 330: 328: 327: 317: 315: 312: 307: 306: 302: 291: 290: 286: 276: 274: 263: 262: 258: 253: 241: 228: 204: 166:Onega Peninsula 154:Sumsky Skerries 28: 12: 11: 5: 410: 408: 400: 399: 394: 389: 384: 379: 374: 372:Bays of Russia 364: 363: 353:64.333; 36.500 326: 325: 300: 284: 255: 254: 252: 249: 248: 247: 240: 237: 232:World Heritage 227: 224: 203: 200: 58: 57: 54: 53: 50: 46: 45: 42: 38: 37: 34: 30: 29: 26:Ramsar Wetland 24: 21: 20: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 409: 398: 395: 393: 390: 388: 385: 383: 380: 378: 375: 373: 370: 369: 367: 360: 357: 313: 304: 301: 296: 295: 294:Онежская губа 288: 285: 273: 271: 266: 260: 257: 250: 246: 243: 242: 238: 236: 233: 225: 223: 221: 217: 213: 209: 201: 199: 197: 193: 189: 185: 181: 177: 173: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 147: 143: 139: 135: 131: 127: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 89: 85: 77: 72: 64: 55: 51: 43: 35: 33:Official name 27: 17: 329: 316:. Retrieved 303: 293: 287: 275:. Retrieved 268: 259: 229: 208:Novgorodians 205: 174: 128: 83: 81: 19:Designations 351: / 108:Arkhangelsk 366:Categories 251:References 122:, and the 76:Kiy Island 41:Designated 318:16 August 192:Primorsky 158:Belomorsk 120:Mezen Bay 116:Dvina Bay 112:White Sea 84:Onega Bay 277:25 April 239:See also 188:Onezhsky 339:36°30′E 336:64°20′N 220:Unezhma 216:Purnema 146:Russian 88:Russian 311:Унежма 270:Ramsar 226:Travel 194:, and 180:Kemsky 136:, and 118:, the 170:Onega 130:Onega 320:2011 279:2018 212:selo 182:and 150:луда 98:and 82:The 218:or 138:Vyg 134:Kem 102:in 52:668 368:: 267:. 190:, 148:: 132:, 90:: 322:. 281:. 86:( 78:.

Index

Ramsar Wetland


Kiy Island
Russian
Republic of Karelia
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Northwestern Russia
Arkhangelsk
White Sea
Dvina Bay
Mezen Bay
Kandalaksha Gulf
Onega
Kem
Vyg
Solovetsky Islands
Russian
Sumsky Skerries
Belomorsk
White Sea–Baltic Canal
Onega Peninsula
Onega
Administratively
Kemsky
Belomorsky Districts
Onezhsky
Primorsky
Solovetsky Districts
Novgorodians

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