Bay of Baku

Bay of Baku

Bay of Baku (Baku Bay) is a natural harbour of the Baku port and local yacht club, on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula in Azerbaijan. Area: 50 km², coastal line length: 20 km. The bay is bordered by Sultan Cape in the east, Shikh Cape on the south-west and the islands of Qum, Dash Zira and Boyuk Zira in the south and south-east. These islands are part of the Baku Archipelago which lies mostly within the bay.

During severe storms with high winds the height of the waves in the bay can reach up to 1,5 m.

Reference

* "Azerbaijan Soviet Encyclopedia" (1976), 1st vol.

Further reading

* Salmanov, M.A.: "Brief description of microbiological processes in Baku Bay". Mikrobiologiya, 1968 Jan-Feb; 37(1): 166-73.


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