Lake Tytyl

Lake Tytyl (Ozero Tytyl) is a lake of Bilibinsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia.

Tytyl
Tytyl is located in Russia
Tytyl
Tytyl
LocationBilibinsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates67°21′N 169°23′E
Native nameТытыль (Russian)
Primary inflowsTytylvaam, Tytliutin
Primary outflowsTytylvaam
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length10 km (6.2 mi)
Max. width4.3 km (2.7 mi)
Surface area40.5 km2 (15.6 sq mi)
Surface elevation485 m (1,591 ft)

Geography

The lake has a basin area of 912 km2 (352 sq mi). River Tytylvaam flows from it.[1] It is located east of Lake Ilirney, at the feet of the southern slopes of the Ilirney Range, in the upper reaches of the Maly Anyuy River, 55 km from Ilirney village. Its name originated in the Chukchi word for "entrance gate".[2]

View of Tytyl Lake with the mountains of the Ilirney Range rising above it.

See also

References

  1. Russian State Water Register - Lake Tytyl
  2. Leontyev VV & Novikov KA, Toponymic Dictionary of the Northeastern USSR. Magadan Publishing House, Magadan 1989, p 374
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