Chegitun
| Chegitun | |
|---|---|
 Location of the Chegitun River course | |
| Native name | Чегитун (Russian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Chukotka, Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Ghenkanyi Range[1] |
| • coordinates | 66°1′5″N 171°38′24″W / 66.01806°N 171.64000°W |
| Mouth | Chukchi Sea |
• coordinates | 66°33′27″N 171°04′33″W / 66.5576°N 171.0758°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 137 km (85 mi) |
| Basin size | 4,120 km2 (1,590 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Linkultveyem, Runliveyem, Kaatapveyem, Tanatap, Tagenkytop, Vetkhuvaam |
| • right | Khrebetna, Runliveyem, Kelkhiuyem, Melyuluelkalveyem, Hesmymken, Keseteveyem, Putukuneyveyem, Gunguveem, Ikkiveyem |
The Chegitun (
Eurasian continent.[2] It is 137 kilometres (85 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 4,120 square kilometres (1,590 sq mi).[3]
The name of the river is based in the
Eskimo–Aleut term Sahtuk, meaning 'straightened', which became Чегтун in the Chukchi language.[4]
The waters of the river are an important spawning ground for
Dolly Varden trout are common in its waters.[5]
Geography
The Chegitun flows in a roughly northeastern direction and crosses the
The Chegitun is frozen from October to June.This river and its basin belong to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug administrative region of Russia. The lower part of the river is included in the Beringia National Park.[7]
Defense Mapping Agency topographical map of the Chukchi Sea, 1973 |
References
- ^ NRCan - Clyde River
- ^ Chukotka Archived September 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Река Чегитунь (в верховье Омканайваам) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Leontyev VV & Novikov KA, Toponymic Dictionary of the Northeastern USSR. Magadan Publishing House, Magadan 1989, p 408
- ^ Hydrographic and Environmental data[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chegitun". Mapcarta. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ «Beringia National Park»
External links
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