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

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay ⓘ
inlet ⓘ
adjacentTo Kanin Peninsula tundra ⓘ
Leshukonsky District ⓘ
Mezensky District ⓘ
belongsToSeaBasin Barents and White Sea basin ⓘ
linked to: Barents Sea
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 ⓘ
Mezen River ⓘ
Pyoza River ⓘ
Yokanga River ⓘ
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 ⓘ
northwestern Russia ⓘ
linked to: Northwest 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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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 ⓘ