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Anadyr

(Russian aˈnadirj)
n
1. (Placename) a town in Russia, in NE Siberia at the mouth of the Anadyr River; the capital of Chukot Autonomous Okrug. Pop: 11 038 (2002)
2. (Placename) a mountain range in Russia, in NE Siberia, rising over 1500 m (5000 ft)
3. (Placename) 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. (Placename) Gulf of Anadyr an inlet of the Bering Sea, off the coast of NE Russia
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