The Kuoyka or Kuoika (; ) is a river in

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of the Olenyok with a length of and a drainage basin area of . The Kuoyka flows north of the

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across a lonely, desolate area of the

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devoid of settlements. The name of the river comes from the Nganasan word ''"kuoika"'', (куойка), meaning a

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.[Сюлбэ Б. ''Топонимика Якутии'', Yakutsk 2004, p. 75

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in an area with numerous lakes. In its last stretch the Kuoika turns in a SSE direction entering the Central Siberian Plateau area. It meanders strongly in its southernmost section within a wide gorge until it meets the left bank of the Olenyok from its mouth.

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The river is frozen between early October and early June. Its main tributary is the long Sektelyakh from the right. Other tributaries are much shorter, such as the long Kuchchugui-Kuoyka, the long Kusagan-Khayalakh and the long Oyur from the left.

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The last, tortuous stretch of the river was described in such terms by Yuri Tsenin in ''

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Fishing & Tourism in YakutiaЯкутия 2014 (Лена, Оленек, Куойка, Беенчиме)
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