Kiyauk Explained

Kiyauk
Mouth:Zigan
Mouth Coordinates:53.7045°N 56.3915°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Bashkortostan, Russia
Length:18km (11miles)
Basin Size:76km2
Progression:Zigan

The Kiyauk (Russian: Кияук;, Qıyawıq) is a river in Ishimbaysky District, Bashkortostan, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Zigan. It is 18km (11miles) long, and its drainage basin covers 76km2.[1]

On the shore near the river were found skeletal remains of a mammoth—teeth and tusks up to 5feet long, and other parts.[2]

References

  1. http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=182566 «Река Кияук (Кияукова)»
  2. Web site: Достопримечательности - Ишимбайский район - 450 лет в составе России . 2010-03-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110905022522/http://www.bashkortostan450.ru/interactive-map/regions/r44/r44_30.html?dost=1&template=46 . 2011-09-05 . Russian