Pastol Bay

Pastol Bay lies at the northern edge of the Yukon delta, where the Apoon mouth of the river meets Norton Sound. The Pastolik and Pastoliak rivers enter this shallow coastal country, threading through low tundra and wetlands. The Yup'ik settlement of Pastolik stood near the rivers and was one of the trading centres between the Yukon and Norton Sound. Long before Russian posts appeared, goods passed through a network that reached the Bering Strait and Siberia.