Kuskokwim Bay

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Kuskokwim Bay is a large, shallow inlet of the Bering Sea on the western coast of Alaska, known for receiving the waters of the Kuskokwim River and supporting rich marine and coastal ecosystems.

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Kuskokwim Bay canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
geographic feature
inlet
adjacentTo Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta
coast western coast of Alaska
connectedTo Pacific Ocean
surface form: North Pacific Ocean
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainageBasin Kuskokwim River basin
ecosystemType coastal ecosystem
marine ecosystem
hasFeature estuaries
shallow coastal waters
tidal flats
influencedBy subarctic climate
knownFor receiving the waters of the Kuskokwim River
rich coastal ecosystems
rich marine ecosystems
locatedIn Bering Sea
United States of America
surface form: United States

western Alaska
mouthOf Kuskokwim River
ocean Pacific Ocean
receivesWaterFrom Kuskokwim River
region Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta
surface form: Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta region
salinity saltwater
state Alaska
supports commercial fisheries
marine mammals
seabirds
subsistence fisheries
usedFor subsistence hunting and fishing by local communities
waterBodyType shallow inlet

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Kuskokwim River mouthLocatedIn Kuskokwim Bay
Quinhagak, Alaska locatedOn Kuskokwim Bay