Gusinaya Bay
bay of the East Siberian Sea
Gusinaya Bay (Russian: Гусиная губа; Yakut: Хаастаах тамах) is a bay in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russian Federation.
Geography
The bay opens to the east in the southern limits of the East Siberian Sea. It is located northwest of the mouths of the Indigirka and southeast of the mouth of the Bogdashkina.
Gusinaya Bay is enclosed in the northeast by the Lopatka Peninsula. Lake Mogotoyevo lies a little inland to the north.
The 278 km (173 mi) long Gusinaya (Yakut: Хаастаах) and the 164 km (102 mi) long Volchya are the main rivers flowing into the head of the bay.
The public source identifies “Gusinaya Bay” as bay of the East Siberian Sea. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Gusinaya, East and Siberian.
Why this record matters
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q25641348. Authority coordinates are 71.733, 149.467. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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This entry incorporates text from “Gusinaya Bay” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.