Mezen Bay

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Mezen Bay is a large, remote inlet in the southeastern White Sea of northwestern Russia, known for its extreme tidal ranges and harsh Arctic coastal environment.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Mezen Bay canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
inlet
adjacentTo Kanin Peninsula tundra
Leshukonsky District
Mezensky District
belongsToSeaBasin Barents Sea
surface form: Barents and White Sea basin
climate subarctic climate
country Russia
ecoregion Arctic coastal tundra
freezesInWinter true
hasBiodiversity Arctic marine species
marine mammals
migratory seabirds
hasCoastlineType low-lying marshy shores
tundra coastline
hasEconomicActivity seasonal navigation
small-scale fishing
hasFeature mudflats
sandbanks
seasonal sea ice
shallow coastal waters
strong tidal currents
wide intertidal zone
hasMouthRiver Kuloi River NERFINISHED
Mezen River
Pyoza River NERFINISHED
Yokanga River NERFINISHED
hasNavigationConditions difficult due to tides and ice
hasTidalRange among the highest in Russia
isImportantFor local coastal communities
isRemote true
isSparselyPopulated true
knownFor extreme tidal ranges
harsh Arctic coastal environment
locatedIn Arkhangelsk Oblast
White Sea
Northwest Russia
surface form: northwestern Russia
locatedOnCoastOf Kanin Peninsula
Timan Coast
ocean Arctic Ocean
partOf southeastern White Sea
region European Russia
sea White Sea
tidalRegime macrotidal
usedFor local fisheries
waterType saltwater

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

White Sea hasPart Mezen Bay
Mezen River flowsInto Mezen Bay
Mezen River mouthLocation Mezen Bay