Chaunskaya Bay

Chaunskaya Bay
Чаунская губа (Russian)
Chaunskaya Bay Location of the bay in Chukotka
Location	Far North
Coordinates	69.3494°N 169.7736°E / 69.3494; 169.7736
River sources	Chaun River, Ichuveyem River, Palyavaam River, Lelyuveyem River, Pucheveyem River
Ocean/sea sources	East Siberian Sea
Basin countries	Russia
Max. length	140 km (87 mi)
Max. width	110 km (68 mi)
Settlements	Pevek

Chaunskaya Bay

The Chaunskaya Bay or Chaun Bay (Russian: Чаунская губа) is an Arctic bay in the East Siberian Sea, in Chaunsky District, Chukotka, northeast Siberia. There is Port of Pevek.

Geography

The bay is open to the north and is 140 km in length. Its maximum width is 110 km.^[1] Its mouth is defined by Cape Shelagsky, the end of the Shelag Range, to the east and an unnamed part of Ayon Island to the west. It narrows where the Pevek Peninsula on the east approaches Ayon Island.

Owing to is northerly location Chaunskaya Bay is covered with ice most of the year.

This bay is the center of one of the larger lowlands in Chukotka. A number of rivers flow into the southeastern corner: Chaun River, Ichuveyem River, Palyavaam River, Lelyuveyem River and Pucheveyem River. There is a protected natural area in the southeast. Lake Elgygytgyn is about 160 km southeast and the town of Bilibino about 160 km southwest.

Chaunskaya Bay under ice. Ayon Island and the Pevek Peninsula visible. Wrangel Island to the northeast

View of Pevek at the mouth of the bay

History

The first Russian to reach the area was probably Mikhail Stadukhin in 1649.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. GoogleEarth

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