Anadyr (river)
The Anadyr (Russian: Ана́дырь; Yukaghir: Онандырь; Chukot: Йъаайваам) is a river in the far northeast of Siberia which flows into the Gulf of Anadyr of the Bering Sea and drains much of the interior of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Its basin corresponds to the Anadyrsky District of Chukotka.
| Anadyr Анадырь / Онандырь / Йъаайваам | |
|---|---|
Confluence of the Anadyr and the Belaya | |
Mouth location in Chukotka, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Siberia, Russian Federation |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Anadyr Highlands |
| • coordinates | 67.0501°N 170.8464°E |
| • elevation | 504 m (1,654 ft) |
| Mouth | Bering Sea |
• location | Gulf of Anadyr |
• coordinates | 64.8732°N 176.2882°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 1,150 km (710 mi) |
| Basin size | 191,000 km2 (74,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Anadyr Estuary, Gulf of Anadyr |
| • average | 2,020 m3/s (71,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Belaya, Tanyurer |
| • right | Yablon, Yeropol, Mayn |
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