Amguema (river)
The Amguema (Russian: Амгуэ́ма, Chukot: Оʼмваам, O'mvaam; in its upper course Вульвывее́м, Vulvyveyem) is a river in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is 498 kilometres (309 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 28,100 square kilometres (10,800 sq mi).
| Amguema | |
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Sentinel-2 image of the confluence of the Ekityki (left) and the Amguema | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 68°49′N 177°24′E |
| Mouth | Chukchi Sea |
• coordinates | 68.2533°N 177.4239°W |
| Length | 498 km (309 mi) |
| Basin size | 28,100 km2 (10,800 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 285 m3/s (10,100 cu ft/s) |
Upriver there is the small town of Amguema, where about 600 mostly Chukchi people live.
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