Sundrun
The Sundrun (Russian: Сундрун) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) of the Russian Federation. It is 314 kilometres (195 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 4,170 square kilometres (1,610 sq mi).[1]
Sundrun | |
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Location in Sakha, Russia | |
Native name | Сундрун (Russian) |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Location | Sakha |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Unnamed lake |
• coordinates | 69°51′50″N 151°28′39″E |
• elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | East Siberian Sea |
• coordinates | 70.8123°N 152.5582°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 314 km (195 mi) |
Basin size | 4,170 km2 (1,610 sq mi) |
Course
It has its sources in the Ulakhan-Sis Range and flows roughly northeastwards across the Kondakov Plateau.[2] Leaving the uplands, it crosses the Yana-Indigirka Lowland tundra, part of the greater East Siberian Lowland. It flows first in a roughly eastern and then, more than halfway through its course, in a northern direction. Its mouth is in the East Siberian Sea at the western end of the Kolyma Bay.[3] The Sundrun River freezes up in early October and remains icebound until June.
Tributaries
The main tributary of the Sundrun is the 235 km (146 mi) long Maly Khomus-Yuryakh (Малый Хомус-Юрях) from the right.[1]
Khroma-Sundrun Interfluvial Area
The Kytalyk Wetlands, located between the Sundrun and the Khroma, are an ecologically important area, providing a favorable habitat for many rare animals. It is practically uninhabited and full of lakes and marshes. Siberian cranes are abundant in the Sundrun River wetlands.[4]
The lesser white-fronted goose,[5] Brent goose, Bewick's swan and the spectacled eider are also found in the Khroma-Sundrun Interfluvial Area.[6]
There is also a wild reindeer population in the Sundrun basin.[7]
Sundrun Kekurs
The "Sundrun Kekurs" (Сундрунские кекуры) are the natural kigilyakh-type rock formations of the Ulakhan-Sis Range and Suor Uyata, located in the upper course of the river. [8]
See also
References
- "Река Сундрун in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- Topographic map - Chokurdakh
- Google Earth
- Wetlands
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-11-03. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
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- Ivan Sivtsev , The Sundrun population of wild reindeer, The Ninth North American Caribou Workshop, Kuujjuaq, Québec, Canada, .
- Сундрунские кекуры