Taymyr Gulf
The Taymyr Gulf (Russian: Таймырская губа, romanized: Taymyrskaya guba; also known as Taymyr Bay, Russian: Таймырский залив, romanized: Taymyrsky zaliv) is a gulf in the Kara Sea that includes the estuary of the Lower Taymyra.
| Taymyr Gulf | |
|---|---|
| Таймырская губа (Russian) | |
Location of the Taymyr Gulf in the Kara Sea. | |
Taymyr Gulf | |
| Location | Kara Sea |
| Coordinates | 76°04′N 99°30′E |
| River sources | Lower Taymyra |
| Basin countries | Russia |
The estuary proper is frozen for about nine months in a year and even in summer it is never quite free of ice floes. Fishes like the golets and the muksun are very common in its waters.
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