Undu Bay

Undu Bay
Undu laht (Estonian)
Undu Bay
Coordinates58°27′51″N 23°11′43″E / 58.4642°N 23.1954°E / 58.4642; 23.1954
Basin countriesEstonia

Undu Bay (Estonian: Undu laht) is a bay in Estonia.[1] It in the northern Gulf of Riga and is highly isolated. It is characterized by having muddy deposits, dense bottom vegetation, and low salinity. In 2005, an exotic species of crustacean, Gammarus lacustris, was identified in the bay.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Keskkonnaportaal | Andmed & kaart". register.keskkonnaportaal.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  2. ^ Herkül, Kristjan; Kotta, Jonne (2007). "New records of the amphipods Chelicorophium curvispinum, Gammarus tigrinus, G. duebeni, and G. lacustris in the Estonian coastal sea" (PDF). Estonian Journal of Ecology: 290–296.