Ekityki

The Ekityki (Russian: Экитыки)[1] is a stream located in Chukotka, in Far East Siberia. It belongs to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug administrative region of Russia. It is 160 kilometres (99 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 10,300 square kilometres (4,000 sq mi).[2]

For the lake, see Ekityki (lake).
Ekityki
Sentinel-2 image of the confluence of the Chantalvergyrgyn and the Ekityki
Location of the Ekityki course
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
MouthAmguema
 • coordinates
67°39′41″N 178°42′57″W
Length154 km (96 mi)
Basin size10,300 km2 (4,000 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionAmguema→ East Siberian Sea

The easternmost remains of woolly rhinoceroses (Coelodonta antiquitatis) have been found in the Ekityki river basin.[3]

Course

The Ekityki originates in the Chukotka Mountains. It makes its way eastwards through sparsely populated mountainous areas of the Eastern Siberian tundra. It flows across the Ekityki lake into the left side of the Amguema in Central Chukotka. The Chantalvergyrgyn is a left tributary of the Ekityki.

Fauna

Salmon, whitefish, vendace, grayling, pike, rainbow herring (northwestern smelt), burbot, bull trout and loach are common in its waters.[4]

See also

References
  1. 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. 450
  2. "Река Экитыки (Якитики) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  3. Wooly rhinoceros
  4. Tourism and Environmental data
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