Tukuk-OS🌊 Providence Bay
Russia · Other · 64.42°N, 173.40°W
Providence Bay is a fjord in the southern coast of the Chukchi Peninsula of northeastern Siberia. It was a popular rendezvous, wintering spot, and provisioning spot for whalers and traders in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Emma Harbor is a large sheltered bay in the eastern shore of Providence Bay. Provideniya and Ureliki settlements and Provideniya Bay Airport stand on the Komsomolskaya Bay. Plover Bay in English sources sometimes refers specifically to the anchorage behind Napkum Spit within Providence Bay but was commonly used as a synonym for Providence Bay; Russian 19th century sources used the term for an anchorage within Providence Bay.
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Quick facts
| Country | Russia |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Other |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 64.42°N, 173.40°W · view on map |
Providence Bay is located in Russia, in Other.
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