Ekityki

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The Ekityki is a stream located in Chukotka, in Far East Siberia. It belongs to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug administrative region of Russia. It is 160 km long, and has a drainage basin of 10300 km2. The easternmost remains of woolly rhinoceroses (Coelodonta antiquitatis) have been found in the Ekityki river basin.

Course

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.

Fauna

Salmon, whitefish, vendace, grayling, pike, rainbow herring (northwestern smelt), burbot, bull trout and loach are common in its waters.

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