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{{Infobox body of water
[[Image:Siberia Khrom.png|thumb|right|250px|Location of Khromskaya Bay.]]
| name=Khroma Bay
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The '''Khromskaya Bay''' or '''Khrom Bay''' (Russian: Khromskaya Guba) is a bay in the [[East Siberian Sea]] west of the [[Sundrun River]] region and east of the [[Yana Bay]].
| other_name= Хромская губа
| image = Omulyakhskaya and Khromskaya Bays, Northern Siberia.jpg
| caption = Satellite image of the Omulyakh (above) and Khroma bays
| pushpin_map = Russia Sakha Republic
| pushpin_map_caption = Map showing the location of the bay
| image_bathymetry=Siberia Khrom.png
| location= [[Extreme North|Far North]]
| coords= {{coord|71.8833|N|145.8833|E|region:RU_type:waterbody_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline, title}}
| rivers=
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| oceans= [[East Siberian Sea]]
| countries= [[Russia]]
| length= {{convert|130|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| width= {{convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| area=
| settlements=
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The '''Khroma Bay''' ({{lang-ru|Хромская губа}}, ''Khromskaya Guba'') is a bay in the [[East Siberian Sea]], part of the [[Sakha Republic]] (Yakutia) administrative division of the [[Russian Federation]].
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The bay is open to the northeast through a narrow and straight channel and is 130 [[km]] in length. Its maximum width is about 30 km and it has a branch or inlet extending northwards midway between its mouth and its most inland shore point. The [[Omullyakhskaya Bay]] lies north of Khromskaya Bay and shares the same mouth.


Owing to is northerly location the bay is covered with ice most of the year.
This bay is in an area of wetlands; lakes and marshes dot the whole landscape. Owing to is northerly location the Khromskaya Bay is covered with ice most of the year. In the summer the bay is a breeding and moulting area for the [[Lesser White-fronted Goose]].<ref>[http://www.wwf.fi/wwf/www/uploads/pdf/Ar99indi.pdf Fennoscandian Lesser White-fronted Goose conservation project]</ref>


==Geography==
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[[Mammoth]]s were common in this region during the [[holocene]] period.<ref>[http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1342937X05707966 The North of Eastern Siberia: Refuge of Mammoth Fauna]</ref>
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The bay lies west of the [[Sundrun River]] region and east of the [[Yana Bay]]. It is open to the northeast through a narrow and straight channel and is {{convert|130|km|mi|abbr=on}} in length. Its maximum width is about {{convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}} and it has a branch or inlet extending northwards midway between its mouth and its most inland shore point. The [[Omullyakh Bay]] lies north of the bay and shares the same mouth.<ref name="GE">[[GoogleEarth]]</ref>


This bay is in the shores of the [[East Siberian Lowland]], an area of wetlands; lakes and marshes dot the whole landscape. The {{convert|685|km|mi|abbr=on}} long [[Khroma]] and the {{convert|204|km|mi|abbr=on}} long [[Lapcha]]<ref name=gvr>{{GVR|262870|Река Лапча}}</ref> flow into the head of the bay from the south.<ref name="STM">{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/s-55_56.jpg|title=S-55_56 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=27 May 2022}}</ref>


==Fauna==
The Khromskaya Bay and the area surrounding it belong to the [[Sakha Republic]] (Yakutia) administrative division of the [[Russian Federation]].
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[[Mammoth]]s were common in this region during the [[holocene]] period.<ref>[http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1342937X05707966 The North of Eastern Siberia: Refuge of Mammoth Fauna]</ref>
In the summer the bay is a breeding and molting area for the [[lesser white-fronted goose]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wwf.fi/wwf/www/uploads/pdf/Ar99indi.pdf |title=Lesser White-fronted Goose conservation project |access-date=2008-08-07 |archive-date=2005-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051103073747/http://www.wwf.fi/wwf/www/uploads/pdf/Ar99indi.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://worldmaps.web.infoseek.co.jp/russia_guide.htm Location]
*[http://worldmaps.web.infoseek.co.jp/russia_guide.htm Location]
*[http://www.scwp.info/russia/kytalyk.shtml Wetlands]
*[http://www.scwp.info/russia/kytalyk.shtml Wetlands] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221716/http://www.scwp.info/russia/kytalyk.shtml |date=2016-03-03 }}


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[[Category:Gulfs of the Arctic Ocean]]
[[Category:Bays of the Sakha Republic]]
[[Category:Bays of Russia]]
[[Category:Bays of the East Siberian Sea]]
[[Category:Sakha]]
[[Category:East Siberian Lowland]]
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[[Category:East Siberian Sea]]


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Latest revision as of 17:26, 8 May 2023

Khroma Bay
Хромская губа
Satellite image of the Omulyakh (above) and Khroma bays
Khroma Bay is located in Sakha Republic
Khroma Bay
Khroma Bay
Map showing the location of the bay
LocationFar North
Coordinates71°53′00″N 145°53′00″E / 71.8833°N 145.8833°E / 71.8833; 145.8833
Ocean/sea sourcesEast Siberian Sea
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length130 km (81 mi)
Max. width30 km (19 mi)

The Khroma Bay (Russian: Хромская губа, Khromskaya Guba) is a bay in the East Siberian Sea, part of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) administrative division of the Russian Federation.

Owing to is northerly location the bay is covered with ice most of the year.

Geography

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The bay lies west of the Sundrun River region and east of the Yana Bay. It is open to the northeast through a narrow and straight channel and is 130 km (81 mi) in length. Its maximum width is about 30 km (19 mi) and it has a branch or inlet extending northwards midway between its mouth and its most inland shore point. The Omullyakh Bay lies north of the bay and shares the same mouth.[1]

This bay is in the shores of the East Siberian Lowland, an area of wetlands; lakes and marshes dot the whole landscape. The 685 km (426 mi) long Khroma and the 204 km (127 mi) long Lapcha[2] flow into the head of the bay from the south.[3]

Fauna

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Mammoths were common in this region during the holocene period.[4] In the summer the bay is a breeding and molting area for the lesser white-fronted goose.[5]

References

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  1. ^ GoogleEarth
  2. ^ "Река Лапча in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  3. ^ "S-55_56 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  4. ^ The North of Eastern Siberia: Refuge of Mammoth Fauna
  5. ^ "Lesser White-fronted Goose conservation project" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-11-03. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
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