Anadyr

Russia
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Also known as: Novo-Mariinsk
Formerly:
(until 1920) Novo-Mariinsk

Anadyr, town and administrative centre, Chukchi autonomous okrug (district), far northeastern Russia. It lies on the southern shore of the estuary of the Anadyr River, which empties into the Bering Sea. Incorporated as a town in 1965, it is a port on the Northern Sea Route and has a meteorologic station and a fishery factory. Small amounts of lignite (brown coal) for local needs are mined nearby. Pop. (2006 est.) 11,193.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.