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Anadyr (ənədĭr`), river, c.695 mi (1,120 km) long, rising on the Anadyr Plateau, NE Russian Far East, and flowing S then E into Anadyr Bay, an inlet of the Bering Sea. The Anadyr basin, a lowland between the Anadyr and Koryak ranges, is mostly covered by tundra. There are gold deposits near the river's mouth. The city of

Anadyr (1989 pop. 17,000), capital of Chukotka Autonomous Area, is a port on the bay.

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Anadyr

1. a town in Russia, in NE Siberia at the mouth of the Anadyr River. Pop.: 6586 (1993 est.)

2. a mountain range in Russia, in NE Siberia, rising over 1500 m (5000 ft.)

3. a river in Russia, rising in mountains on the Arctic Circle, south of the Anadyr Range, and flowing east to the Gulf of Anadyr. Length: 725 km (450 miles)

4. Gulf of. an inlet of the Bering Sea, off the coast of NE Russia