Ichvuveyem

The Ichvuveyem (Russian: Ичвувеем,[1] also: Ичувеем Ichuveyem) is a stream in Far East Siberia flowing in a roughly westward direction. Its valley marks the southern limit of the Shelag Range. The Ichvuveyem is 154 kilometres (96 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 2,960 square kilometres (1,140 sq mi).[2] It passes through the sparsely populated areas of the Siberian tundra and flows into the East Siberian Sea at the Chaunskaya Bay. Its mouth is in a low, marshy area to the NE of the mouth of the Chaun.

Ichvuveyem
Location of the Ichvuveyem course
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
MouthEast Siberian Sea
 • coordinates
69°02′47″N 171°00′39″E
Length154 km (96 mi)
Basin size2,960 km2 (1,140 sq mi)

The Ichvuveyem and its basin belong to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug administrative region of Russia.

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. 152
  2. "Река Ичувеем in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).


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