Tumanskaya River
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The Tumanskaya River is a stream in Far East Siberia. It flows through a region of wetlands and tundra into the Bering Sea
Bering Sea
The Bering Sea is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises a deep water basin, which then rises through a narrow slope into the shallower water above the continental shelves....

 at the Anadyr Bay.

The Tumanskaya River 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
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.

Latitude: 64° N, Longitude: 177° 30' E

The sockeye salmon
Sockeye salmon
Sockeye salmon , also called red salmon or blueback salmon in the USA, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it...

 is common in its waters. Belugas are common in the Tumanskaya Lagoon.

There is a small populated place in the area close to its mouth also called Tumanskaya.
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