Medvezhye (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug)

Medvezhye (Russian: Медвежье), also known as Mezhgornoye (Russian: Межгорное),^[1] is a lake in Providensky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Federation.^[2]

Medvezhye
Медвежье
Sentinel-2 image of the lake
Medvezhye Location in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East
Location	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates	65°36′58″N 176°24′45″W
Primary inflows	Unnamed
Primary outflows	Unnamed
Basin countries	Russia
Max. length	15.3 km (9.5 mi)
Max. width	3.1 km (1.9 mi)
Surface area	24 km2 (9.3 sq mi)
Islands	None

There are no permanent settlements on the shores of the lake. The nearest inhabited place is Enmelen, located 40 km (25 mi) to the southeast.^[2][3]

Geography

Medvezhye is located in the Chukotka Peninsula, 90 km (56 mi) east of Kresta Bay, close to the Gulf of Anadyr of the Bering Sea. It is a long and narrow lake that lies at the southeastern end of the Chukotka Mountains. The lake fills a valley oriented from north to south bound by mountains on either side. Its southern end is separated from a coastal lagoon by a 2 km (1.2 mi) to 3 km (1.9 mi) wide strip of land.^[4]

Lake Medvezhye freezes in early October and stays under ice until mid-June.^[2]

See also

• List of lakes of Russia