Despite the fact that cold spring water flows into the bay, the sea is still salty, but not so much so as not to freeze in winter and almost the entire bay is covered with ice in winter. It is said that the coat of arms of Alexandria, which depicts a sword, passed through a wreath of white roses, carries one of the symbols of spring waters that penetrate the waters of the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. This emblem was invented by the poet Zhukovsky. Translated with Google Translate