The Gorlo (Russian: ÃÂþÃÂûþ), the narrowest part of Penzhina Bay, separates it into two parts. Its northwestern and northeastern points are Capes Opasnyy and Mamet and its southwestern and southeastern points are Capes Yelistratova (61ð 31' N, 163ð 02' E) and Vodopadnyy (61ð 25' N, 163ð 46' E), respectively. Tidal currents in The Gorlo reach 4.7 to 5 knots.
Administratively The Gorlo belongs to the Kamchatka Krai of the Russian Federation.
American whaleships hunted bowhead whales in The Gorlo from 1860 to 1889. They called it the Narrows. Ships drifted through The Gorlo on fair tides and anchored during head tides. They also traded with the native Koryaks for salmon trout.