This round and regular-shaped bay lies east of the
Gydan Bay, between the large estuaries of the
Ob (
Gulf of Ob) and the
Yenisei River. Off the northern end of the
Oleni Peninsula limiting the bay on the east lies
Oleni Island. The peninsula formed between this bay and neighboring Gydan Bay is known as the
Mamonta Peninsula (Poluostrov Mamonta). The Yuratski Bay is surrounded by low tundra coast and there are numerous river mouths on its shores, the main ones being the
Yunyakha and the
Yesyayakha. Winters are long and harsh in this area, so that the waters in the inlet remain frozen for at least nine months every year. The settlement of
Matyuysale lies along the coast off the northeastern end of its mouth. This Bay is located in the
Yamal-Nenets autonomous district administrative region of the
Russian Federation. The area of the bay is part of the
Great Arctic State Nature Reserve, the largest nature reserve of Russia. ==References==