Gulf of Anadyr

For other uses, seeAnadyr (disambiguation).

Gulf of Anadyr
Анадырский залив
NOAA Chart, Cape Navarin at the left center.
Gulf of Anadyr Location inChukotka Autonomous Okrug
Location	Russian Far East
Coordinates	64°00′N178°00′W
River sources	Anadyr River Velikaya Kanchalan Tumanskaya
Ocean/sea sources	Bering Sea
Basincountries	Russia
Max. width	402 kilometres (250 mi)
Average depth	105 metres (344 ft)
Settlements	Anadyr

TheGulf of Anadyr,orAnadyr Bay(Russian:Анадырский залив), is a large bay on theBering Seain 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 BayandCape Chukotskyon theChukchi 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.Whalessuch asbowheadandgraymay appear close to shore.

Civilization

The town ofAnadyr,the administrative centre ofChukotka Autonomous Okrug,is located on the Anadyr Estuary.Provideniya,on Komsomolskaya Bay (formerly Emma Harbor; a branch ofProvideniya Bay), andEgvekinot,on Kresta Bay, are the next largest coastal settlements.

See also

• Vtoraya River

References

• Petit Fute (2006).Chukotka.Avant Garde, Moscow.ISBN5863942584.
• 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)."Anadyr".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 907.