Dvina Bay streams. There are many small islands in the Dvina Bay as well, the biggest being Mudyug Island. A national park, Onezhskoye Pomorye National Park, was open on the Onega Peninsula on 26 February 2013. The Dvina Bay is limited by the Onega Peninsula from the west. At the eastern side, the shore steeply rises to a plateau (White Sea - Kuloy Plateau) which drains east into the Soyana, a major tributary of the Kuloy. The Onega Bay shore is often referred to as "Letny Bereg" (Summer Coast), and the eastern shore of the bay is "Zimny Bereg" (Winter Coast). The
Onega Bay descendants) not later than in the 12th century. The selo of Soroki, currently Belomorsk, is known from that time. Most of the villages at the Onega Bay coast such as Purnema or Unezhma (now abandoned), are old Pomor villages, many of them still depend on fishery. Solovetsky Islands are on the World Heritage list, and there is intensive passenger sea traffic to the islands, mostly originating from Kem and Belomorsk. There are also regular but infrequent passenger connections between Arkhangelsk and the villages of the Onega Peninsula. Onega Bay The Onega Bay () is located in the Republic of Karelia