Bolshoy Anyuy River
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The Bolshoy Anyuy River or Bolshoy Anyui River is a river in the Kolyma River
basin in Far East Siberia. It flows roughly westwards and passes through the sparsely populated areas of Chukotka
. The Malyi Anyui River joins it from the north near the Sakha Republic border and the combined river now called the Anyuy River proper flows about 20 km to meet the Kolyma at Nizhnekolymsk.
Its length is 693 kilometres (430.6 mi) and its basin area 57,200 km². Most of the basin of the Bolshoy Anyui Viver and its tributaries belong to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
administrative region of Russia
.
and Semyon Motora found a portage from the upper Bolshoy Anyuy to the upper Anadyr River
(probably its Yablon branch). This became the main cossack route from the Kolyma to the Pacific.
Kolyma River
The Kolyma River is a river in northeastern Siberia, whose basin covers parts of the Sakha Republic, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and Magadan Oblast of Russia. Itrises in the mountains north of Okhotsk and Magadan, in the area of and...
basin in Far East Siberia. It flows roughly westwards and passes through the sparsely populated areas of Chukotka
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , or Chukotka , is a federal subject of Russia located in the Russian Far East.Chukotka has a population of 53,824 according to the 2002 Census, and a surface area of . The principal town and the administrative center is Anadyr...
. The Malyi Anyui River joins it from the north near the Sakha Republic border and the combined river now called the Anyuy River proper flows about 20 km to meet the Kolyma at Nizhnekolymsk.
Its length is 693 kilometres (430.6 mi) and its basin area 57,200 km². Most of the basin of the Bolshoy Anyui Viver and its tributaries belong to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , or Chukotka , is a federal subject of Russia located in the Russian Far East.Chukotka has a population of 53,824 according to the 2002 Census, and a surface area of . The principal town and the administrative center is Anadyr...
administrative region of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
History
In 1650 Mikhail StadukhinMikhail Stadukhin
Mikhail Vasilyevich Stadukhin was a Russian explorer of far northeast Siberia, one of the first to reach the Kolyma, Anadyr, Penzhina and Gizhiga Rivers and the northern Sea of Okhotsk. He was a Pomor, probably born in the village of Pinega, and the nephew of a Moscow merchant...
and Semyon Motora found a portage from the upper Bolshoy Anyuy to the upper Anadyr River
Anadyr River
Anadyr is a river in the far northeast Siberia which flows into Anadyr Bay of the Bering Sea and drains much of the interior of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Its basin corresponds to the Anadyrsky District of Chukotka....
(probably its Yablon branch). This became the main cossack route from the Kolyma to the Pacific.