Khalmyer Bay

The Khalmyer Bay, also known as Gydan Bay (Russian: Гыданская губа) is a bay on the Siberian coast in the Kara Sea. It is located in the Gyda Peninsula and it is roughly 185 km long and 47 km wide at its widest point. Lat 71°30′ N, long 76° E.

Khalmyer Bay
Map showing the location of the Khalmyer Bay.
Khalmyer Bay
Location	Gyda Peninsula, Kara Sea
Coordinates	71°17′N 77°47′E
Basin countries	Russia
Settlements	Gyda

Geography

This deep bay lies between the large estuaries of the Ob (Gulf of Ob) and the Yenisei River. The peninsula formed between this bay and neighbouring Yuratski Bay is known as the Mamonta Peninsula (Russian: Полуостров Мамонта; Poluostrov Mamonta, meaning 'Mammoth Peninsula')^[1] and the narrow peninsula in the NW formed between this bay and the neighbouring Gulf of Ob is known as the Yavay Peninsula (Russian: полуостров Явай; Poluostrov Yavay).

The Khalmyer Bay is surrounded by tundra coast and there are numerous river mouths on its shores. Deep within the bay lies the settlement of Gyda. At its mouth lie the settlements of Matyuysale and Mongatalyang.

This Bay is located in the Yamal-Nenets autonomous district administrative region of the Russian Federation.^[2]

The Khalmyer Bay appears also as Gydanskaya Guba ('Gyda Bay') in maps in Russian.