title: Kresta Bay
text: # Kresta Bay
  
  Kresta Bay or Kresta Gulf (Russian: Залив Креста; Zaliv Kresta) is a large bay of the Gulf of Anadyr on the southern coast of the Chukotka Peninsula, Russian Federation. Administratively the bay is part of the Iultinsky District 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, is located by Egvekinot, a small harbor in the bay.
  
  | An old U.S. Navy map showing Kresta Bay on its upper right corner. | View of Kresta Bay. |
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  ## History
  
  This bay was first surveyed by Russian mariner Count Fyodor Petrovich Litke in 1828.
  
  