The Ichvuveyem (Russian: Ичвувеем,[1] also: Ичувеем Ichuveyem) is a stream in Far East Siberia flowing in a roughly westward direction. Its valley marks the southern limit of the Shelag Range. The Ichvuveyem is 154 kilometres (96 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 2,960 square kilometres (1,140 sq mi).[2] It passes through the sparsely populated areas of the Siberian tundra and flows into the East Siberian Sea at the Chaunskaya Bay. Its mouth is in a low, marshy area to the NE of the mouth of the Chaun.

Ichvuveyem
Location of the Ichvuveyem course
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
MouthEast Siberian Sea
 • coordinates
69°02′47″N 171°00′39″E / 69.0464°N 171.0108°E / 69.0464; 171.0108
Length154 km (96 mi)
Basin size2,960 km2 (1,140 sq mi)

The Ichvuveyem and its basin belong to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug administrative region of Russia.

References

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  1. ^ Словарь названий гидрографических объектов России и других стран — членов СНГ Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Federal Service for Geodesy and Cartography of Russia, 1999, p. 152
  2. ^ "Река Ичувеем in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
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