SHELIKHOV, GULF OF


Meaning of SHELIKHOV, GULF OF in English

Russian Zaliv Shelikhova

Gulf, eastern Russia.

Lying between the Siberian mainland and the Kamchatka Peninsula , it is an extension of the Sea of Okhotsk . It extends northward 420 mi (670 km) and has a maximum width of 185 mi (300 km). The tidal ranges in its northern bays are among the greatest in the world. It is closed by ice from December to May.

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