- Kresta Bay
The Kresta Bay or Kresta Gulf (Russian: Залив Креста; Zaliv Kresta) is a large
bay in theBering Sea on the southern coast of theChukotka 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 45km . 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 byChukotavia , is located byEgvekinot , 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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