Peter the Great Gulf
The Peter the Great Gulf (Russian: Залив Петра Великого) is a gulf on the southern coast of Primorsky Krai, Russia, and the largest gulf of the Sea of Japan. The gulf extends for 185 km from the Russian-North Korean border at the mouth of the Tumen River in the west across to Cape Povorotny in the east, and its bays reach 90 km inland. Vladivostok, the largest city and capital of Primorsky Krai, and Nakhodka, the third largest city in the Krai, are located along the coast of the gulf.
Open Water Swimming
Peter the Great Gulf Swim is a 160 km circumnavigation relay around the Empress Eugénie Archipelago in Far East Russia held on 16-18 July 2020 that was performed in honor of the 160th anniversary of Vladivostok. The swimmers included Oleg Dokuchaev, Maria Chizhova, Ivan Dokuchaev, Eugene Zozulya, Pavel Komarov, Oksana Beletskaya, Veronika Kuznetsova, Igor Galaktionov, Alexander Smirnov, Sergey Tyurin, Dmitry Voronin, Ratmir Voronin, Zaur Zakrailov, Andrey Bugai, Tatiana Aleksandrova, and Oleg Adamov. The Governor of Primorsky region Oleg Kozhemyako swam the first 200 meters.
