Tiksi Bay


Tiksi Bay is a bay of the Laptev Sea that cuts into the northern part of the Sakha Republic, Russia.

History

This bay was first surveyed by Russian Arctic explorer Dmitry Laptev in 1739. It was then named as "Gorely Bay". The new name "Tiksi Bay" was adopted in 1878.
There is a cross at Tiksi Bay marking the place of death of US whaling captain Thomas Long.

Geography

The bay is up to 21 km long, 17 km wide and has a depth of 2 to 11 metres. The Sogo and Yuryage Rivers discharge into the bay.
The port of Tiksi lies on the west side.
Semidiurnal tides in the Kola Bay are about 0.3 metres. In winter the bay is clogged by ice.