The Gulf of Finland is the most beautiful place on the western border of the Russian Federation. It is not inferior to its picturesque beaches of the Black Sea coast of the country. The beauty of this reservoir is its own, northern, in a special way beautiful and magical. The nature here is unique and alluring, and the deep expanses are ideal for diving.
Geographic location
Where is the Gulf of Finland? In the Northern Hemisphere of the planet, in the European part of the Eurasian continent. Russia, Finland and Estonia have access to it, it is part of the B altic Sea, which strongly cuts into the mainland. The maximum depth point of the object is 121 meters, and the average is about 38 m. The Neva carries its waters to the bay, connecting the harbor with Ladoga, Narva - with Lake Peipsi, and Luga - enriches with fish stocks. Where the Gulf of Finland is, is the northern capital of Russia - St. Petersburg. It is this natural reservoir that washes the famous metropolis from the eastern part. On its banks are the ports of Vyborg and Kronstadt, as well as the famous historical cities of Lomonosov and Peterhof.
Climatic features
The bay of the Gulf of Finland is the leading water area of the northern capital. Temperature indicators of water, where Finnishthe bay is located on the Russian side, are 15°C in the warm season and 0°C in winter. Ice is on the bay from November to April. Summers are usually short and wet with heavy rainfall, while winters are long and wet. But tourists are interested in diving into the white nights. This phenomenon of nature has been observed since the beginning of summer in the territory where the Gulf of Finland is located. In St. Petersburg, they last about 50 days.
Tourism
The popularity of the object is brought by excursions on motor ships with visits to historical settlements on its shores. These are the seaports of Kronstadt, the bridges and fortresses of Vyborg, the parks and the museum-palace of Peterhof, the Menshikovsky mansion and the Peterstadt fortress in Lomonosov. In the water area, where the Gulf of Finland, there is a beautiful resort area. The most famous beach of the coast is Komarovo in the Kurortny district of St. Petersburg.
