Omoloy

Omoloy Омолой
Mouth of the OmoloySentinel-2image
Course of the Omoloy in northeastern Siberia
Mouth location inYakutia,Russia
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Source	Sietinden Range
• coordinates	68°07′18″N130°32′32″E
• elevation	1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Mouth	Laptev Sea
• location	Buor-Khaya Gulf
• coordinates	71°13′52″N131°59′31″E
Length	593 km (368 mi)
Basin size	38,900 km2(15,000 sq mi)

TheOmoloy(‹See Tfd›Russian:ОмолойYakut:Омолой) is ariverinSiberia,flowing into theLaptev Seaeast of the riverLena.It is 593 kilometres (368 mi) long, and has adrainage basinof 38,900 square kilometres (15,000 sq mi).Administratively the basin of the Omoloy is part of theSakha(Yakutia) administrative region ofRussia.

There is a 332,500 ha (822,000 acres)protected areain the basin of the river.The now extinctBeringian steppe bisonused to have its habitat in the area of the Omoloy.

Course

It flows roughly northwards across thetundraalong a valley limited by theSietinden Rangeto the west and theKular Rangeto the east. Both ranges are part of theVerkhoyansk Rangesystem. The Omoloy flows through theEast Siberian Lowlandinto theLaptev Sea.Its mouth is located in the eastern coast of theBuor-Khaya Gulf.The river freezes up in October and stays under ice until late May or early June.

Tributaries

The main tributaries of the Omoloy are the 279 km (173 mi) longKuranakh-Yuryakh,the 190 km (120 mi) longArga-Yuryakh,the 91 km (57 mi) long Bukhuruk (Бу­ху­рук) and the 98 km (61 mi) longSietinde(Сиэтиндьэ) from its left side, as well as the 159 km (99 mi) longUlakhan-Kyuegyulyurfrom the right.

See also

• List of rivers of Russia
• Verkhoyansk Range

External links

• Laptev Sea Basin
• Biostratigraphy of the Late Cenozoic East Siberia (Yakutia)
• Ecological problems
• 1995 Expedition