Gulf of Anadyr
| Gulf of Anadyr | |
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| Анадырский залив | |
| Ocean/sea sources | Bering Sea |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Max. width | 402 kilometres (250 mi) |
| Average depth | 105 metres (344 ft) |
| Settlements | Anadyr |
The Gulf of Anadyr, or Anadyr Bay (Russian: Анадырский залив), is a large bay on the Bering Sea in far northeast Siberia. It has a total surface area of 200,000 km2 (77,000 sq mi)
Location
The bay is roughly rectangular and opens to the southeast. The corners are (clockwise from the south) Cape Navarin (another source says the adjacent Cape Thaddeus),
Anadyr Estuary, Kresta Bay and Cape Chukotsky on the Chukchi Peninsula. It is about 250 mi (217 nmi; 402 km) across. A long gravel bar runs along the northeast shore for about 45 miles (39 nmi; 72 km) east from Kresta Bay. The Gulf of Anadyr is covered with ice normally 10 months a year. Whales such as bowhead and gray
may appear close to shore.
Civilization
The town of
Provideniya Bay), and Egvekinot
, on Kresta Bay, are the next largest coastal settlements.
See also
- Vtoraya River
Notes
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References
- Petit Fute (2006). Chukotka. Avant Garde, Moscow. ISBN 5863942584.
- United States Hydrographic Office (1909). Asiatic pilot, Volume 1. Issues 122–126; Issue 162 of H.O. pub. Gov. Printing Off., Washington. pp 50–51.
Further reading
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 907.
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