Buor-Yuryakh (Chondon)
The Buor-Yuryakh (Russian: Буор-Юрях; Yakut: Буор-Үрэх, Buor-Ürex) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is the second largest tributary of the Chondon. The river has a length of 170 kilometres (110 mi) and a drainage basin area of 1,040 square kilometres (400 sq mi).
| Buor-Yuryakh Буор-Юрях / Буор-Үрэх | |
|---|---|
Buor-Yuryakh course ONC map section | |
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kyundyulyun |
| • coordinates | 70°17′00″N 135°59′55″E |
| • elevation | 198 metres (650 ft) |
| Mouth | Chondon |
• coordinates | 70°23′52″N 138°00′13″E |
• elevation | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Length | 170 km (110 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,040 km2 (400 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Chondon → Laptev Sea |
The Buor-Yuryakh flows north of the Arctic Circle, across desolate territories of the Ust-Yansky District. The name of the river comes from the Yakut "Буор Үрэх" "Buor" = earth, clay / "Yurekh" = river.
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