Gulf of Anadyr
The Gulf of Anadyr, or Anadyr Bay, is a large bay on the Bering Sea in far northeast Siberia.Location
The bay is roughly rectangular and opens to the southeast. The corners are Cape Navarin, Anadyr Estuary, Kresta Bay and Cape Chukotsky on the Chukchi Peninsula. It is about 250 miles across. A long gravel bar runs along the northeast shore for about 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 shores.Civilization
The town of Anadyr, the administrative centre of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, is located on the Anadyr Estuary. Provideniya, on Komsomolskaya Bay, and Egvekinot, on Kresta Bay are the next largest coastal settlements.
