The
Bolshoy Begichev Island divides the gulf into two
straits: Northern Strait ( wide) and Eastern Strait ( wide). The maximum depth of the gulf is . The
Khatanga River and the
Popigay River flow out into the Khatanga Gulf. The shores of the gulf are high, steep, and indented. The
tides are semidiurnal reaching up to . The Khatanga Gulf is covered with ice most of the year. The shores of the Khatanga Bay are generally raised, consisting of low tundra cliffs, as well as sandstone and mudstone cliffs and sedimentation areas. Since the administrative border cuts across this area, the northern and western parts of the Khatanga Bay belong to the
Krasnoyarsk Krai, while its southeastern side belongs to the
Sakha administrative region of the
Russian Federation. The former settlement and
penal colony of
Nordvik was located by a north-facing bay on the Eastern Strait of the Khatanga Gulf known as
Bukhta Nordvik. == References ==