Ekityki (lake) explained

Ekityki
Caption Map:Location of the lake
Pushpin Map:Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Location:Chukotka
Inflow:Ekityki River
Outflow:Ekityki River
Basin Countries:Russia

Lake Ekityki (Russian: Экитыки) is a lake in Iultinsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Federation.

Geography

The lake lies in the Chukotka Mountains, in the Siberian Far East. The Ekityki River flows through and it belongs to its basin.[1]

The shape of the Ekityki Lake is long and narrow. It is oriented from east to west and is long with an average width of . The Ekityk Range stretches above the northern shore. Like all lakes of the tundra, it is frozen for the greatest part of the year.[2] Lake Ervynaygytgyn lies about 30km (20miles) to the southwest.[1]

Fauna

Lake Ekityki is the only location in the whole Eurasian continent where the Pygmy whitefish is found.[3]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Q-59_60 Topographic Chart (in Russian). 12 April 2023.
  2. Web site: Ozero Ekityki. Mapcarta. 3 May 2016.
  3. http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.cfm?Country=Russian%20Federation&Genus=Prosopium&Species=coulterii Prosopium coulterii