Ajan (Cheta)
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Ajan Аян |
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 Location of the Ajan in the catchment area of the Chatanga |
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| Water code | RU : 17040100112117600020332 | |
| location | Krasnoyarsk Region ( Russia ) | |
| River system | Chatanga | |
| Drain over | Cheta → Chatanga → Arctic Ocean | |
| source | in the Putorana Mountains , outflow of Lake Ajan 69 ° 20 ′ 10 ″ N , 93 ° 33 ′ 27 ″ E |
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| muzzle | in the Putorana Mountains, union with Ajakli to Cheta Coordinates: 70 ° 10 ′ 14 ″ N , 95 ° 47 ′ 0 ″ E 70 ° 10 ′ 14 ″ N , 95 ° 47 ′ 0 ″ E
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| length | 181 km | |
| Catchment area | 15,900 km² | |
The Ajan ( Russian Аян ) is the 181 km long, left-hand or southwestern headwaters of the Cheta in northern Siberia ( Russia , Asia ) and flows in the former Taimyr Autonomous Okrug in the north of the Krasnoyarsk region .
The Ajan arises and runs a little north of the Arctic Circle in the Putorana Mountains , the remote northwest part of the Central Siberian Mountains . The river flows from the north-north-western end of Lake Ajan , which is fed by several mountain rivers. It flows predominantly northeastward to unite within the mountains with the Ajakli to form Cheta . The latter leaves the mountains running northwards as the southwestern headwaters of the Chatanga .