Onemen Bay (Russian: Залив Онемен, Zaliv Onmen; Chukot: Онмын, Onmyn) is a bay of the Gulf of Anadyr, Bering Sea. Administratively it belongs to the Anadyrsky District of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. There are no settlements on the shores of the bay except for Tavayvaam at the eastern end. Anadyr is located to the east, past the mouth area.[1]

Onemen Bay
Онемен / Onmyn
View of the area with Onemen Bay roughly in the middle.
Onemen Bay Location in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Location	Arctic
Coordinates	64°42′58″N 176°43′43″E
River sources	Anadyr River
Ocean/sea sources	Anadyr Estuary Gulf of Anadyr, Bering Sea
Basin countries	Russia
Max. length	40 km (25 mi)
Max. width	5 km (3.1 mi)
Average depth	20 m (66 ft)
Settlements	Tavayvaam

Geography

The bay lies on the shores of the Anadyr Lowlands, with the mouth of the Anadyr River to the west, the Anadyr Estuary to the east, and the Kanchalan Bay, a small estuary part of the mouth of the Kanchalan River, on the northern part of the eastern end. The Velikaya River has its mouth to the south of the bay.[2]

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[ru] Онемен (залив)