The Omoloy ( ) is a

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, flowing into the

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east of the river

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. It is long, and has a

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of . Administratively the basin of the Omoloy is part of the Sakha (Yakutia) administrative region of

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. There is a

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in the basin of the river. The now extinct Beringian steppe bison used to have its habitat in the area of the Omoloy.

Course

It flows roughly northwards across the

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along a valley limited by the

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to the west and the

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system. The Omoloy flows through the

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. Its mouth is located in the eastern coast of the

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. The river freezes up in October and stays under ice until late May or early June.

Tributaries

The main tributaries of the Omoloy are the long

Kuranakh-Yuryakh The Kuranakh-Yuryakh ( or Кураанах-Юрэх; , ''Kuraanax Ürex'') is a river in Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is one of the major tributaries of the Omoloy. The river has a length of — together with the Nyolu— and a drainage b ...

, the long

Arga-Yuryakh The Arga-Yuryakh (; , ''Arğaa Ürex'') is a river in Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is one of the major tributaries of the Omoloy. The river has a length of and a drainage basin area of . The river flows north of the Arctic Circle, acro ...

, the long Bukhuruk (Бухурук) and the long Sietinde (Сиэтиндьэ) from its left side, as well as the long

Ulakhan-Kyuegyulyur The Ulakhan-Kyuegyulyur (; , ''Ulaxan Küögülüür'') is a river in Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is one of the major tributaries of the Omoloy. The river has a length of and a drainage basin area of . The river flows north of the Arct ...

from the right.Омолой

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References

External links

Laptev Sea Basin

Biostratigraphy of the Late Cenozoic East Siberia (Yakutia)

Ecological problems

1995 Expedition
Rivers of the Sakha Republic East Siberian Lowland {{FarEast-Russia-river-stub

Course

Tributaries

See also

References

External links