Kresta Bay

Kresta Bay

The Kresta Bay or Kresta Gulf (Russian: Залив Креста; Zaliv Kresta) is a large bay in the Bering Sea on the southern coast of the Chukotka Peninsula, Russian Federation. The Kresta Bay is open towards the south; it is almost 100 km in length and has an average width of about 45 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, is located by Egvekinot, a small harbor in the bay.

History

This bay was first surveyed by Russian mariner Count Fyodor Petrovich Litke in 1828.

References

* [http://worldmaps.web.infoseek.co.jp/russia_guide.htm All locations]
* [http://journals.cambridge.org/article_S0959270902002010 Waders in Kresta Bay]
* [http://chukotkadiscovery.com/tours/5017.html Tourism]


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