The Amguema (Russian: Амгуэ́ма, Chukot: Оʼмваам, O'mvaam;[1] in its upper course Вульвывее́м, Vulvyveyem[2]) is a stream located in Far East Siberia. It empties into the Chukchi Sea between Cape Schmidt and Cape Vankarem.[3] It is 498 kilometres (309 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 28,100 square kilometres (10,800 sq mi).[4]

Amguema
Location of the Amguema River course
Native name	Амгуэма  (Russian) Оʼмваам  (Chukot)
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	68°49′N 177°24′E
Mouth	Chukchi Sea
• coordinates	68.2533°N 177.4239°W / 68.2533; -177.4239
Length	498 km (309 mi)
Basin size	28,100 km2 (10,800 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	285 m3/s (10,100 cu ft/s)

Geography

The river flows roughly from SW to NE across the Chukotka Mountains. It belongs to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug administrative region of Russia.[5] The Ekityki is the main, left-side tributary of the Amguema.[6]

Upriver there is the small town of Amguema, where about 600 mostly Chukchi people live.[7]

See also

• List of rivers of Russia

References

На других языках

[de] Amguema (Fluss)

[es] Río Amguyema

[it] Amguėma

[ru] Амгуэма