Dvina Bay

The Dvina Bay (Russian: Двинская Губа) is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast in Northwestern Russia.

[1] Administratively, the coast and the islands belong to Primorsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast.

The Dvina Bay coast was populated by Russians (Novgorodians, of whom the Pomors are the descendants) and Karelians, both not later than in the 13th century.

Until the 18th century, when Saint Petersburg was founded, Arkhangelsk was the only sea harbour of Russia, and the Northern Dvina and the Dvina Bay were main connection of Russia with the outside world.

Except for vicinity of the river delta of the Northern Dvina, both Winter and Summer coasts are remote, with sea and air being the only connections to the villages.