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Pärnu Bay (Estonian: Pärnu laht) is a bay in the northeastern part of the Gulf of Livonia (Gulf of Riga), in southern Estonia.

Pärnu Bay
View of the bay in Pärnu.
Pärnu Bay
Coordinates	58°18′00″N 24°24′00″E
Native name	Pärnu laht  (Estonian)
River sources	Pärnu
Ocean/sea sources	Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea
Surface area	400 km2 (150 sq mi)
Max. depth	12 m (39 ft)
Salinity	5.5 ppm
Shore length1	140 km (87 mi)
Settlements	Pärnu
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Geography

It has an area of 411 km².[1] The maximum depth in the mouth of the bay is 12 m.[2] The banks are low-lying, sandy in some places. The salinity of the water in the bay is 0-0,8 ppm in the spring and up to 5.5 ppm in autumn.

There are several rivers flowing into the gulf, the largest is the Pärnu River.

The bay is also Estonia's most important coastal fishing area.[2]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Pärnu Bay

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[ru] Пярнуский залив

Пя́рнуский зали́в (эст. Pärnu laht) — северо-восточная часть более крупного Рижского залива Балтийского моря у берегов Эстонии.

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