Avtatkuul
The Avtatkuul (Russian: Автаткууль)[1] is a stream in Far East Russia. It is 197 kilometres (122 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 1,290 square kilometres (500 sq mi).[2] It flows through the Nizhneanadyrskaya lowlands, a region of wetlands, small lakes and tundra into the Bering Sea at the Anadyr Bay.
| Avtatkuul | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Bering Sea |
• location | Gulf of Anadyr |
• coordinates | 64°11′09″N 178°10′01″E |
| Length | 197 km (122 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,290 km2 (500 sq mi) |
The Avtatkuul and its tributaries belong to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug administrative region of Russia. The Avtatkuul wetlands surrounding the river are a Wildlife Refuge.
References
- Словарь названий гидрографических объектов России и других стран — членов СНГ Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Federal Service for Geodesy and Cartography of Russia, 1999, p. 11
- "Река Автаткууль in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- "Location" (PDF). (571 KB)
- "Bird life" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. (893 KB)
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