Lake Ekityki (Russian: Экитыки) is a lake in Iultinsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Federation.
| Ekityki | |
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| Озеро Экитыки (Russian) | |
 Western part of Ekityki lake Sentinel-2 image | |
 Location of the lake | |
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| Location | Chukotka |
| Coordinates | 67°31′N 179°33′W / 67.517°N 179.550°W |
| Primary inflows | Ekityki River |
| Primary outflows | Ekityki River |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Max. length | 21 kilometres (13 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) |
Geography edit
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 21 kilometres (13 mi) long with an average width of 2 kilometres (1.2 mi). 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 30 km (19 mi) to the southwest.[1]
Fauna edit
Lake Ekityki is the only location in the whole Eurasian continent where the Pygmy whitefish is found.[3]
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Q-59_60 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Ozero Ekityki". Mapcarta. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ Prosopium coulterii
External links edit
- Озеро Экитыки Picture
- Tourism and Environmental data Archived 2010-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
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