Maly Anyuy River
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The Maly Anyuy River or Maly Anyui River is a right tributary of the Kolyma River
in the Russian Far East
. It flows roughly westwards, passing through western Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
. Just after crossing into the Sakha Republic, it meets the Bolshoy Anyui River, merging with it into a single channel (Anyuy River proper) about 20 km before meeting the Kolyma close to its delta.
Its length is 738 kilometres (458.6 mi) and its basin surface 49,800 km². Among the fishes found in the Maly Anyuy, there are different species of trout
, salmon
and golets
(голец), as well as the peled
.
Most of the basin of the Maly Anyui River and its tributaries belongs to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
administrative region of Russia
.
The El'gygytgyn Meteorite Crater
is located only about 50 kilometres (31.1 mi) from its source.
The most important inhabited localities in the Maly Anyuy river valley are Aliskerovo
and Bilibino
, on the shores of smaller tributaries.
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...
in the Russian Far East
Russian Far East
Russian Far East is a term that refers to the Russian part of the Far East, i.e., extreme east parts of Russia, between Lake Baikal in Eastern Siberia and the Pacific Ocean...
. It flows roughly westwards, passing through western 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...
. Just after crossing into the Sakha Republic, it meets the Bolshoy Anyui River, merging with it into a single channel (Anyuy River proper) about 20 km before meeting the Kolyma close to its delta.
Its length is 738 kilometres (458.6 mi) and its basin surface 49,800 km². Among the fishes found in the Maly Anyuy, there are different species of trout
Trout
Trout is the name for a number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the family Salmonidae. Salmon belong to the same family as trout. Most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water...
, salmon
Salmon
Salmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true...
and golets
Arctic char
Arctic char or Arctic charr is both a freshwater and saltwater fish in the Salmonidae family, native to Arctic, sub-Arctic and alpine lakes and coastal waters. No other freshwater fish is found as far north. It is the only species of fish in Lake Hazen, on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic...
(голец), as well as the peled
Northern whitefish
The peled, also called the northern whitefish , is a species of freshwater whitefish in the Salmonidae family. It is found in northern Eurasia.-References:...
.
Most of the basin of the Maly Anyui River and its tributaries belongs 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...
.
The El'gygytgyn Meteorite Crater
Elgygytgyn Lake
Lake El'gygytgyn is an impact crater lake located in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in north-east Siberia, about 150km southeast of Chaunskaya Bay. It is drained to the southeast by the Enmybaam branch of the Belaya River. It is approximately 12 km in diameter and has a maximum depth of...
is located only about 50 kilometres (31.1 mi) from its source.
The most important inhabited localities in the Maly Anyuy river valley are Aliskerovo
Aliskerovo
Aliskerovo is an inhabited locality in Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: 7 ; The 2002 census data shows the population to consist of five males and two females, though the population had fallen to just 5 by 2005 according to an environmental impact study on...
and Bilibino
Bilibino
Bilibino is a town and gold-mining center in Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located at the confluence of the Karalve'em and the Bolshoy Keperve'em Rivers north-west of Anadyr. It is the second largest town in Chukotka...
, on the shores of smaller tributaries.