Maria Pronchieveva Bay

Maria Pronchchicheva Bay is a bay located in the Laptev Sea, which is located on the Taimyr east coast, north of the Khatanga Bay.

The length of the bay of Maria Pronchchicheva is more than 60 km, and its width is about 3-10 km. The greatest depth of the bay is recorded at around 22 meters.

To the west of the bay are the mountains of Byrranga, the rivers from which flow into it. The shores of the bay are quite low, almost all year round it is covered with a crust of ice. Around the bay is a dense Arctic tundra.

The bay of Maria Pronchchicheva was opened by Vasily Pronchchiev in 1736 and named after his wife. In 1740, Khariton Laptev made an expedition to these parts, leaving a description of the bay.

On the shore of the bay there is a polar weather station. Tourists come here as part of an excursion from Khatanga.