Amguema (river)
| Amguema | |
|---|---|
 Sentinel-2 image of the confluence of the Ekityki (left) and the Amguema | |
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| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 68°49′N 177°24′E / 68.817°N 177.400°E |
| Mouth | Chukchi Sea |
• coordinates | 68°15′12″N 177°25′26″W / 68.2533°N 177.4239°W |
| Length | 498 km (309 mi) |
| Basin size | 28,100 km2 (10,800 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 285 m3/s (10,100 cu ft/s) |
The Amguema (Russian: Амгуэ́ма, Chukot: Оʼмваам, O'mvaam;[1] in its upper course Вульвывее́м, Vulvyveyem[2]) is a river in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia.[3] It is 498 kilometres (309 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 28,100 square kilometres (10,800 sq mi).[4]
Upriver there is the small town of Amguema, where about 600 mostly Chukchi people live.[5]
Geography
[edit]The Amguema flows roughly from SW to NE across the Chukotka Mountains. It belongs to the Amguema basin. It empties into the Chukchi Sea between Cape Schmidt and Cape Vankarem.[6] The 154 km (96 mi) long Ekityki on the left is the main tributary of the Amguema.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Russia. Topographic map Q-60-XI,XII
- ^ Dictionary of names of hydrographic objects of Russia and other countries - members of the CIS Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine (1999), p. 22
- ^ Geographic Location
- ^ a b "Река Амгуема (Омваам, в верховье Вульвывеем) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Amguema Town
- ^ Chukotskoye Nagorye Archived 2019-06-30 at the Wayback Machine / Great Russian Encyclopedia; in 35 vol.] / Ch. ed. Yu.S. Osipov . - M .: Great Russian Encyclopedia, 2004—2017.
