Kresta Bay or Kresta Gulf (russian: Залив Креста; ''Zaliv Kresta'') is a large bay of the

Gulf of 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 Location The bay is roughly rectangular and opens to the southeast. The corn ...

on the southern coast of the

Chukotka Peninsula The Chukchi Peninsula (also Chukotka Peninsula or Chukotski Peninsula; russian: Чуко́тский полуо́стров, ''Chukotskiy poluostrov'', short form russian: Чуко́тка, ''Chukotka''), at about 66° N 172° W, is the eastern ...

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. Administratively the bay is part of the

Iultinsky District Iultinsky District (russian: Иу́льтинский райо́н; Chukchi: , ''Ivyltin rajon'') is an administrativeLaw #33-OZ and municipalLaw #149-OZ district (raion), one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located in the ...

of Chukotka.

Geography

The Kresta Bay is open towards the south; it is almost 100 km in length and has an average width of about 43 km. There are two inlets and a coastal lagoon enclosed by a landspit inside the bay. Kresta Bay is now a tourist destination. Kresta Bay Airport, served by

Chukotavia ChukotAVIA (russian: ЧукотАВИА, short for Чукотские авиалинии; en, Chukotka Airlines) is an airline based in Anadyr, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It operates passenger, cargo, and utility services. Its main base i ...

, is located by

Egvekinot Egvekinot (russian: Эгвекино́т; Chukchi language, Chukchi: , ''Èrvyḳynnot'', lit. ''sharp, hard land'')Fute, p. 125 is an types of inhabited localities in Russia, urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative ce ...

, a small harbor in the bay.Tourism

History

This bay was first surveyed by Russian mariner Count

Fyodor Petrovich Litke Fyodor, Fedor (russian: Фёдор) or Feodor is the Russian form of the name "Theodore" meaning “God’s Gift”. Fedora () is the feminine form. Fyodor and Fedor are two English transliterations of the same Russian name. It may refer to: Giv ...

in 1828.

References

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Waders in Kresta Bay
Bays of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Bays of the Bering Sea {{ChukotkaAutonomousOkrug-geo-stub