Gulf of Ob | |
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Обская губа (Russian) | |
Location | Far North |
Coordinates | 68°50′N 73°30′E / 68.833°N 73.500°E |
River sources | Ob |
Ocean/sea sources | Kara Sea |
Basin countries | Russia |
Average depth | 10–12 m (33–39 ft) |
Official name | Islands in Ob Estuary, Kara Sea |
Designated | 13 September 1994 |
Reference no. | 676[1] |
The Gulf of Ob (Russian: Обская губа, romanized: Obskaya guba), also known as the Bay of Ob (Russian: Обский залив, romanized: Obsky zaliv), is a bay of the Arctic Ocean, located in northern Russia at the mouth of the Ob River.[2] It is the world's longest estuary.[3]