Velikaya (Bering Sea)

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Velikaya
Великая,
Большая Великая (Bolshaya Velikaya, Great Velikaya),
Онемен (Onemen)
Data
Water code RU :  19060000112119000124468
location Chukchi Autonomous Okrug ( Russia )
confluence from Kylwygeiwaam and Kuimweiem in the Korjaken Mountains
62 ° 58 ′ 0 ″  N , 171 ° 48 ′ 53 ″  E
muzzle to Onemen Bay ( Anadyrgolf ) Coordinates: 64 ° 32 ′ 1 ″  N , 176 ° 7 ′ 25 ″  E 64 ° 32 ′ 1 ″  N , 176 ° 7 ′ 25 ″  E

length 451 km (556 km with Kylwygeiwaam headwaters )
Catchment area 31,000 km²
Left tributaries Ossinovaya
Right tributaries Koiwerelan , Tamwatweem , Tschirynai
Course of the Velikaya

Course of the Velikaya

The Velikaya ( Russian Великая , Большая Великая (Bolshaya Velikaya, Great Velikaya), Онемен (Onemen)) is a tributary of the Bering Sea in the Chukchi Autonomous Okrug in the far east of Siberia .

The Velikaya arises in the Korjakengebirge at the confluence of its source rivers Kylwygeiwaam (Кыльвыгейваам) and Kuimweiem (Куимвеем). It flows in a predominantly northeastern direction through the southern area of ​​the Anadyr lowlands . It forms several smaller side arms. The Velikaya finally flows west of the city Anadyr in the onemen Bay (залив Онемен), a southern side of the bay Anadyr - estuary . The Velikaya has a length of 451 km (with the source river Kylwygeiwaam it is 556 km). Its catchment area covers 31,000 km². The Velikaya is ice-covered between October and the end of May.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Article Velikaya in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D003809~2a%3DWelikaja~2b%3DWelikaja
  2. ↑ a b Velikaya in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)