| Pychgynmygytgyn | |
| Other Name: | Пычгынмыгытгын / Пэчгэнмыгытгын |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Inflow: | Eetikit |
| Outflow: | Kevyanvyveem |
| Catchment: | 366km2 |
| Basin Countries: | Russia |
| Length: | 8km (05miles) |
| Width: | 2.4km (01.5miles) |
| Area: | 13.1km2 |
| Elevation: | 110m (360feet) |
| Islands: | None |
Pychgynmygytgyn (or Пичхинмыитхын;) is a freshwater lake in Providensky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Federation.[1] It has an area of 13.1km2.
There are no permanent settlements on the shores of the lake. The nearest inhabited place is Nutepelmen, located 97km (60miles) to the NNE.[1]
The name of the lake in Chukot means "a lake near a rock where food was obtained."[2]
Pychgynmygytgyn is located in the Chukotka Peninsula, 55km (34miles) southwest of Kolyuchin Bay. It is a V-shaped lake that lies in a wide intermontane basin of the central part of the Chukotka Mountains.[3]
River Eetikit flows into the western lakeshore and the 38km (24miles) long Kevyanvyveem flows out of Pychgynmygytgyn from the south.[1]
The lake freezes in the first half of September and stays under ice until June.[4]
Pychgynmygytgyn is surrounded by tundra. Arctic char is common in the lake. The Taranets char is also found in its waters.[5]
