Alazeya
The Alazeya (Russian: Алазея; Yakut: Алаһыай, romanized: Alahıay) is a river in the northeastern part of Yakutia, Russia which flows into the Arctic between the basins of the larger Indigirka to the west and the Kolyma to the east.
| Alazeya Алазея / Алаһыай | |
|---|---|
Location of the Alazeya in Far-East Siberia. | |
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Location | Yakutia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of the Nelkan and Kadylchan rivers |
| • location | Alazeya Plateau |
| • coordinates | 67°44′38″N 147°49′59″E |
| • elevation | 116 m (381 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | East Siberian Sea |
• coordinates | 70°51′42″N 153°40′46″E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 1,590 km (990 mi) (total) |
| Basin size | 64,700 km2 (25,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 320 m3/s (11,000 cu ft/s) |
Mount Kisilyakh-Tas is a notable kigilyakh site on the right bank of the Alazeya River at 69°42′N 155°0′E.
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