Ekityki | |
Map: | Chukchi Sea5EKY.png |
Mouth: | Amguema |
Mouth Coordinates: | 67.6613°N -178.7158°W |
Progression: | Amguema→ East Siberian Sea |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Russia |
Length: | 154km (96miles) |
Basin Size: | 10300km2 |
The Ekityki (Russian: Экитыки)[1] is a stream located in Chukotka, in Far East Siberia. It belongs to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug administrative region of Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
The easternmost remains of woolly rhinoceroses (Coelodonta antiquitatis) have been found in the Ekityki river basin.[2]
The Ekityki originates in the Chukotka Mountains. It makes its way eastwards through sparsely populated mountainous areas of the Eastern Siberian tundra. It flows across the Ekityki lake into the left side of the Amguema in Central Chukotka. The Chantalvergyrgyn is a left tributary of the Ekityki.
Salmon, whitefish, vendace, grayling, pike, rainbow herring (northwestern smelt), burbot, bull trout and loach are common in its waters.[3]