The Ekityki () is a stream located in Chukotka, in Far East Siberia. It belongs to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug administrative region of

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. It is long, and has a

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of . The easternmost remains of

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es (Coelodonta antiquitatis) have been found in the Ekityki river basin.

Course

The Ekityki originates in the

Chukotka Mountains The Chukotka Mountains () or Chukotka Upland (), is a mountainous area in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.tundra In physical geography, a tundra () is a type of biome where tree growth is hindered by frigid temperatures and short growing seasons. There are three regions and associated types of tundra: #Arctic, Arctic, Alpine tundra, Alpine, and #Antarctic ...

. It flows across the Ekityki lake into the left side of the

Amguema Amguema (; Chukchi: , ''Oʼmvaam'') is a village ('' selo'') in Iultinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, in the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia. Population: the village is based on the Iultin- Egvekinot road, one of the few signi ...

in Central Chukotka. The Chantalvergyrgyn is a left tributary of the Ekityki.

Fauna

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whitefish Whitefish or white fish may refer to: Fish * Whitefish (fisheries term), referring to species commercially caught in the North Atlantic * Freshwater whitefish, members of the subfamily Coregoninae in the family Salmonidae, including: ** Atlant ...

, vendace,

grayling Grayling or Greyling may refer to: Animals Fish * Grayling, generically, any fish of the genus ''Thymallus'' in the family Salmonidae ** European grayling (''Thymallus thymallus''), the type species of the genus ''Thymallus'' ** Arctic grayling ( ...

pike Pike, Pikes or The Pike may refer to: Fish * Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct color morph of the yellow walleye ''Sander vitreus'' * Ctenoluciidae, the "pike characins", some species of which are commonly known as pikes * ''Esox'', genus of ...

, rainbow herring (northwestern smelt),

burbot The burbot (''Lota lota''), also known as bubbot, mariah, loche, cusk, freshwater cod, freshwater ling, freshwater cusk, the lawyer, coney-fish, lingcod, or eelpout, is a species of coldwater ray-finned fish native to the subarctic regions of ...

bull trout The bull trout (''Salvelinus confluentus'') is a char of the family Salmonidae native to northwestern North America. Historically, ''S. confluentus'' has been known as the " Dolly Varden" (''S. malma''), but was reclassified as a separate speci ...

and

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are common in its waters.

References

Geographic Location
Rivers of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Chukotka Mountains Tributaries of the Amguema {{FarEast-Russia-river-stub

Course

Fauna

See also

References