Ayon Island
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Ayon Island is an island located directly off the coast of Chukotka in the East Siberian Sea. The island is 63 km long and 38 km wide. It is generally low and flat and there are many small lakes and swamps.
There are two small settlements, El'vuney and Ayon in the NW end of the island. Ayon Island was named after a family tribe that later migrated to America.
Ayon Island is separated from the mainland by the Malyy Chaunskiy Strait, a shallow channel which is barely 2 km wide in its narrowest spot. The bay to the south and east is the Chaunskaya Guba.
Administratively Ayon Island belongs to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of the Russian Federation.
[edit] Adjacent islands
- Ryyanranot Island (Ostrov Ryyanranot) is a 8 km long and 1.5 km wide island located off the northern shores of Ayon Island. It is separated from it by a 1.2 km wide sound.
- Chengkuul Island (Ostrov Chengkuul) is 10.5 km long and 1.7 km at its widest point. It is located off the northeastern coast of Ayon Island, separated from it by a 5 km wide sound. Its western end is also known as Yanrachenkool.
- Mosey Island (Ostrov Mosey) is a small island located between the southern coast of Ayon and the continent. It is 3 km in length.
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