Medvezhye | |
Other Name: | Медвежье |
Pushpin Map: | Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
Inflow: | Unnamed |
Outflow: | Unnamed |
Basin Countries: | Russia |
Length: | 15.3km (09.5miles) |
Width: | 3.1km (01.9miles) |
Area: | 24km2 |
Islands: | None |
Medvezhye, also known as Mezhgornoye,[1] is a lake in Providensky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Federation.[2]
There are no permanent settlements on the shores of the lake. The nearest inhabited place is Enmelen, located 40km (30miles) to the southeast.[2] [3]
Medvezhye is located in the Chukotka Peninsula, 90km (60miles) 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 2km (01miles) to 3km (02miles) wide strip of land.[4]
Lake Medvezhye freezes in early October and stays under ice until mid-June.[2]