Olga Bay (Russian:Залив Ольги,43°41′56″N135°15′04″E / 43.69889°N 135.25111°E /43.69889; 135.25111) is a small (11x4 km) mainly ice-freebay in theSea of Japan on the east coast ofPrimorsky Krai.[1]
In July 1856,commanderCharles Codrington Forsyth ofHMSHornet named the bay "Port Michael Seymour" in honour ofRear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, the commander-in-chief of theEast Indies and China Station (in office: 1856–1859).[2] In July 1857 CaptainNikolay Matveevich Chikhachyov [ru] of theRussiancorvetteAmerika named this "new bay, not [...] marked on maps" as the "Bay of Saint Olga" after SaintOlga of Kiev. (The previous day Chikhachyov had visited the "Bay of Saint Vladimir" (now "Vladimir Bay") to the north-east of Olga Bay, naming it after Saint Olga's grandsonSaint Vladimir.)
Theport town ofOlga stands on the northern coast of the bay; theAvvakumovka River flows into the bay's western part.
The northern part of Olga Bay -Tihaya Pristan (Russian:Тихая Пристань,lit. 'Calm or Quiet Wharf') - is highly protected fromwinds andwaves.
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