Nakhodka Bay

Nakhodka Bay or Nakhodka Gulf (Russian: зали́в Нахо́дка, romanized: zalív Nakhódka), historically called the Gulf of America (зали́в Аме́рика, zalív Amérika), is a bay of the Peter the Great Gulf of the Sea of Japan where the port Nakhodka is located. It is part of the Primorsky Krai of Russia. The Lisy Island protects the bay from open sea waves. The word means '(lucky) find, discovery' in Russian.



The bay is one of the largest transport junctions in the Russian Far East; vessel traffic is extremely intensive here. The Gulf has four ports and four ship-repairing yards. It is a basic port for vessels of the largest companies, such as Primorsk Shipping Corporation (Prisco), and the base of the Active Marine Fishery.





== History ==

In 1855, HMS Winchester and HMS Barracouta are believed to have discovered the bay without exploring it, referring to it as Hornet Bay and Garnet Bay, respectively.

On June 17, 1859, Governor-General Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky of Eastern Siberia led his corvette Amerika ("America") into the bay seeking shelter during a storm. He had the crew drop anchor at present-day Nakhodka.