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Anadyr (river)
The Anadyr (russian: Ана́дырь; Yukaghir: Онандырь; ckt, Йъаайваам) is a river in the far northeast of Siberia which flows into the Gulf of Anadyr of the Bering Sea and drains much of the interior of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Its basin corresponds to the Anadyrsky District of Chukotka. Geography The Anadyr is long and has a basin of . It is frozen from October to late May and has a maximum flow in June with the snowmelt. It is navigable in small boats for about to near Markovo. West of Markovo it is in the Anadyr Highlands (moderate mountains and valleys with a few trees) and east of Markovo it moves into the Anadyr Lowlands (very flat treeless tundra with lakes and bogs). The drop from Markovo to the sea is less than . It rises at about 67°N latitude and 171°E longitude in the Anadyr Highlands, near the headwaters of the Maly Anyuy, flows southwest receiving the waters of the rivers Yablon and Yeropol, turns east around the Shchuchy Range ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belaya (Chukotka)
The Belaya (russian: Бе́лая, in its upper course Юрумкувеем ''Yurumkuveyem'') is a south-flowing tributary of the Anadyr in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug administrative region of . Course The source of the Yurumkuveyem is in the northern Anadyr M ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeropol
The Yeropol (russian: Еропол) is a river in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It has a length of and a drainage basin of . The Yeropol is a right tributary of the Anadyr and its basin is in a mountainous area of Chukotka. The village of Chuvanskoye is located in the middle course of the river. The name of the river originated in the Yukaghir language. History The Yeropol river was known to Russian explorers since the 17th century. In 1984 two archeological sites were discovered in the upper reaches of the Yeropol. There are remains of different eras, ranging from the Mesolithic to the Neolithic. Course The source of the Yeropol is in the eastern section of the Oloy Range, to the south of high Mount Snezhnaya. The river heads first southeastwards in its upper course, then it bends and flows in a steady ENE direction until its mouth. In its last stretch it enters a plain bound by mountains on both sides, where it divides into multiple branches. Finally it joins the rig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanchalan (river)
The Kanchalan ( Russian: Канчалан) is a river in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . History The Kanchalan and its tributaries belong to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug administrative region of Russia. There is a small populated place in the area close to its estuary also called Kanchalan.Kanchalan - Electoral Commission of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Originally the river appears to have been called the Nyerpicha according to maps of the 17th and 18th centuries. A sedentary people who went on to form the eponymous settlement lived on its banks who called themselves "Konchalyt", (from the Chukchi кончальыт meaning ''Only'') and over time the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velikaya (Chukotka)
The Velikaya (russian: Великая, also Большая ''Bolshaya'', Онемен ''Onemen''; ckt, Мэйнывээм, ''Meynyveem''), is a river in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia. It is long (556 km including its source river Kylvygeyvaam), and has a drainage basin of . The name of the river was given by the Russian inhabitants of the village of Markovo. ''Velikaya'' (Великая) means "great" in Russian and ''Bolshaya'' (Большая) translates to "big". The Velikaya and its tributaries belong to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. One of the native names of this river is Echinku and in some documents referring to this river in Soviet times, it was referred to as Velikaya-Echinku. Course The Velikaya is formed in the eastern slopes of the Southern Mayn Range of the Koryak Mountains at the confluence of rivers Kuimveyem and Kylvygeyvaam. It heads northeastwards through mountainous terrain, descending into the southern end of the Anadyr Lowlands into Onemen Bay, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anadyr Estuary
Anadyrskiy Liman (russian: Анадырский Лиман) or Anadyr Estuary is an estuary on the Gulf of Anadyr in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Siberia, Russian Federation. Geography It is called a liman because it is separated from the Gulf of Anadyr by the Russkaya Koshka spit in the north and another spit (Geka Point) in the south. The channel into the Gulf of Anadyr through the bar is in the east. The Anadyr Lowlands are located to the west.Google Earth Anadyrskiy Liman is divided into three parts. The outer bay receives the Tretya River (its mouth is the notch on the south shore). The southern part of the outer bay is shallow. The inner bay is called Onemen Bay and receives the Velikaya through a narrow bay on the southwest. They are separated by a promontory, with the town of Anadyr at its tip. North of the promontory is a series of lakes which form the mouth of the Kanchalan River The Kanchalan (Russian: Канчалан) is a river in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onemen Bay
Onemen Bay (russian: Залив Онемен, ''Zaliv Onmen''; ckt, 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. Google Earth 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 The Velikaya () is a river in Novosokolnichesky, Pustoshkinsky, Sebezhsky, Opochetsky, Pushkinogorsky, Ostrovsky, Palkinsky, and Pskovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast, as well as in the city of Pskov in Russia. It is a major tributary of La ... has its mouth to the south of the bay.''Onemen'' // Dictionary of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Krasnoye (Chukotka)
Lake Krasnoye (russian: озеро Красное) is a lake in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Far Eastern Russia. It is located near the Anadyr Estuary and is the biggest lake in the Anadyr Lowlands. Historically, it was referred to on maps as Lake Krasnyano (russian: озера Красняно). - Chukotka Electoral Commission website See also * Lake Pekulney *List of lakes of Russia
List of lakes in Russia in alphabetical order:
* Arakhley (Арахле́й)
*Baikal (Байкал)
* Baunt (Баунт)
* Beloye, Ryazan Oblast (Белое)
* Beloye, Vologda Oblast (Белое ...
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Tanyurer
The Tanyurer (russian: Танюрер) is a river in Chukotka in Russia, a left tributary of the Anadyr. The length of the river is . The area of its drainage basin is . The whole basin of the Tanyurer and its tributaries belongs to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Course It flows roughly southwards from the Pekulney Range of the Chukotka Mountains and passes through the sparsely populated areas of Chukotka. This river meets the Anadyr in the lower stretch of its course, being the last large tributary of the Anadyr.Танюрер, Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov - 3rd ed. - M, 1969-1978. See also *List of rivers of Russia Russia can be divided into a European and an Asian part. The dividing line is generally considered to be the Ural Mountains. The European part is drained into the Arctic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, and Caspian Sea. The Asian part is drain ... References External links Ice extent in the Tanyurer River Valley * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ust-Belaya
Ust-Belaya (russian: Усть-Бе́лая; ckt, Куулючьын, ''Kuulûč’yn'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Anadyrsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located at the confluence of the Anadyr and the Belaya Rivers.Strogoff, p. 92 Population: Municipally, the settlement is subordinated to Anadyrsky Municipal District and incorporated as Ust-Belaya Rural Settlement. Geography The settlement lies on the banks of the Belaya River (so called because of the contrast between its waters and those of the Anadyr), near to where it flows into the Anadyr River. The Parapol-Belsky Lowlands lie to the west and the Anadyr Lowlands to the east. The village is situated on the northern slopes of the mountain, Gynryretyk (russian: Гынрырэтык, literally meaning "The Guardian"). History The area in the vicinity of the settlement was populated during neolithic times, and a toggled harpoon head found in a grave indicated that there was a viable walrus hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakaznik
Zakaznik (russian: зака́зник, зака́зники, transliterated: ''zakaznik, zakazniki''; uk, singular: заказни́к or зака́зник; plural: заказники́ or зака́зники, transliterated: ''zakaznyk'', ''zakaznyky''; Belarusian: заказнік, заказнікі, transliterated: zakaznik, zakazniki) is a type of protected area in former Soviet republics such as Belarus, Russia, Ukraine that meets World Conservation Union's (IUCN) category IV, or more frequently category VI criteria. Many zakazniks have traditionally been managed as game reserves. Some protect complex ecosystems, colonies of birds, or populations of rare plants. They range in size from 0.5 ha to 6,000,000 ha. In other words, it is nature reserve notion. Zakazniks are the areas where temporary or permanent limitations are placed upon certain on-site economic activities, such as logging, mining, grazing, hunting, etc. They correspond to ''sanctuary'' in UNESCO World He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
