Vyborg Bay
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Vyborg Bay (Template:Langx; Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a deep inlet running northeastward near the eastern end of Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea. The Russian city of Vyborg is located near the head of the gulf.[1]
Since the mid-19th century, the bay has been connected by the Saimaa Canal to the lake Saimaa in Finland.[2]
In 1790, the bay was the scene of one of the largest naval battles in history, the Battle of Vyborg Bay, with a total of 498 Russian and Swedish ships.[3]
The end of the bay is called Zashchitnaya Bay (Template:Langx, Template:Langx.) In the Middle Ages, the river Vuoksi had an outlet there, which dried up little by little due to post-glacial rebound and was left completely dry in 1857 when the Kiviniemi rapids in Losevo (Template:Langx, Template:Langx), Karelian isthmus were formed and the Burnaya River became the main outlet of Vuoksa.[4]
Lodochnyy Island lies in the middle of the bay, between Vyborg and Vysotsk.[1]
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