Khatanga Gulf

Laptev Sea (top right ) and Others with the northeast part of the Chatangagolfs (left), Nordwikbucht (center), wholesale Begichev Island ( top center ), Anabargolf (right), Anabarbucht ( south of it ) and large Taimyr peninsula (top left)

Arctic Ocean with scoring for the Laptev Sea Chatangagolf (outlined in red ) on the north coast of Siberia to the north of it situated Taimyr peninsula

The Chatangagolf (Russian Хатангский залив, Chatangski golf ), also Chatangabucht ( Бухта Хатангский, Chatangski -Guba ) called, is one in the northern part of Siberia, Russia (Asia) by golf the Laptev Sea ( Arctic Ocean ) and forms the estuary ( estuary ) of the Chatanga, a stream of the North Siberian lowland. His great part belongs to the north-east of Krasnoyarsk region, small parts to the northwest of the Republic of Sakha ( Yakutia).

Geographical location

The Chatangagolf extends directly south-east of the Taymyr Peninsula, on the far away from the Gulf Byrrangagebirge lies, and separates them from the North Siberian Lowland. He particularly refers to the coming of the southwest from the lowland river Chatanga whose water flows northeastward through the Gulf in the scoring Laptev Sea to the Arctic Ocean. The transition from Chatanga to golf is the imaginary line ( ⊙ 73.187222222222106.20694444444 ) between Western and Eastern Cape Turupkin Big Chap Korga. The lot to the northeast peninsula of Chara - Tumus with their side - Tumus Urjung peninsula separates the Chatangagolf of the Nordwikbucht east of the peninsula located; south of the peninsula is the largest bay side of the Koschewnikowabucht.

The majority of the Chatangagolfs belongs to the Krasnoyarsk region, and within the lateral Koschewnikowabucht the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia ) has a share in the Gulf. The boundaries of both passes through two straits, which the Gulf of the Laptev Sea combine: the north of the uninhabited wholesale Begichev Island airport is about 13 km wide Severny - strait that leads to the northeast in the Laptev Sea, and those south of the island approximately 8 km wide Vostochny Strait, which leads on to the Laptev Sea and the Anabargolf. At the western entrance to the two straits which also uninhabited small Begichev Island is located. In the Gulf, or in his side bays open next to the current flowing from the southwest zoom Chatanga among other things, Sanga - Jurjach and Tikjan - Jurjach about the east and Gusicha, Senka, Novaya Podkamennaja and about in the West. A few miles above the junction of the Chatanga in the Chatangagolf flows from the east of the Popigai in the Chatanga, which is just below its mouth about 10 km wide.

The Sea Golf is about 220 km long, up to 54 km wide and deep at two locations in the southwest part until each about 34 m. The coastal hills on the east coast of the Gulf are close to the Grand Cape Korga a maximum of 84 meters high and those at his West Coast is south of Stony estuary to 73 m in height; on the northern peninsula Urjung - Tumus there is a 122 m high hill.

Towns

Above the influence of Chatanga in the Chatangagolf is the settlement Noworybnaja ( 72.834166666667105.79666666667 ⊙ ) and on the southern coast of the Gulf near the small Syndasskobucht the settlement Syndassko ( ⊙ 73.259444444444108.20638888889 ).

Fauna, climate and ice conditions

In the hinterland of the barren, and in many places quite high, steep and rugged coastline of Chatangagolfs tundra prevail with mosses and lichens, being frost rubble deserts reach to the beaches. The winters are long and extremely cold, the summers are short and cold. Around September to July of the Gulf is covered by ice. If melt ice and snow in the summer, Chan Thong drives often flood into the Gulf.