Gulf of Patience

Gulf of Patience
Taraika Bay / Nintai-wan / Shichirō-wan
Залив Терпения (Russian)
Gulf of Patience Location in Sakhalin Oblast
Location	Sakhalin Oblast, Russian Far East
Coordinates	49°N 143.5°E / 49; 143.5
River sources	Poronay River
Ocean/sea sources	Sea of Okhotsk
Basin countries	Russia
Max. length	65 km (40 mi)
Max. width	130 km (81 mi)
Average depth	50 m (160 ft)
Settlements	Poronaysk

Gulf of Patience is a large body of water off the southeastern coast of Sakhalin, Russia.

Geography

The Gulf of Patience is located in the southern Sea of Okhotsk, between the main body of Sakhalin Island in the west and Cape Patience in the east. The Poronay River flows into the bay from the north. The Tyuleny Island lies off the eastern side of the bay to the south of Cape Patience.[1]

History

The first Europeans visited the bay in 1643. They were the crew of the Dutch ship Castricum, captained by Maarten Gerritsz Vries.They named the gulf in memory of their having to wait for the fog to clear in order for them to continue with their expedition.[2]

See also

• Poronaysk

References

1. "Zaliv Terpeniya". Mapcarta. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
2. Spate, Oskar Hermann Khristian (1983). Monopolists and freebooters. Taylor & Francis. pp. 40–41. ISBN 0-7099-2371-6.