Barn ( Fin. Pikku-Maattivuono - Small Maatuvuono ) - lip on the Murmansk coast of the Barents Sea [1] . It extends into the southeastern part of the shore of the Varanger fjord [1] . Open to the north, protrudes into the mainland for 3.5 km [1] . The width at the entrance is 1.1 km [1] . The maximum depth is 86 m [2] .
| Lip Barn | |
|---|---|
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| Specifications | |
| Bay Type | Lip |
| Flowing river | Titovka |
| Location | |
| Upstream water area | Barents Sea |
| A country |
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| The subject of the Russian Federation | Murmansk region |
| Area | Pechenga district |
Located in between the lips of Pechenga and Malaya Volokova . Entrance capes: Cape Romanova (from the west) and Cape Krikun (from the east). Several streams and the drain of Lake Lynyalampi flow into the bay [2] . At the mouth of the lip is a small island Numerolassa [1] . On the eastern side of the lip is a marina [1] .
The western and eastern shores of the bay mainly consist of large (up to 293 m [2] ) steep stone mountains [1] [2] , the southern coast, near the top of the bay, is sandy and low-lying [2] . The depth of the bay gradually decreases to the top of the lip, part of which is drying out at low tide [2] .
There are no settlements on the banks of Barn Bay. Administratively, the bay is part of the Pechenga district of the Murmansk region of Russia .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Map sheet R-36-75.76 Waidaguba . Scale: 1: 100,000. 1987 edition.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Map sheet R-36-87.88 Pechenga . Scale: 1: 100,000. Status of the area in 1968. 1981 edition
Literature
- Matsak V.A. Pechenga. - Murmansk, 2005