Sundrun
| Sundrun | |
|---|---|
  Location in Sakha, Russia | |
| Native name | Сундрун (Russian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Location | Sakha |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Unnamed lake |
| • coordinates | 69°51′50″N 151°28′39″E / 69.86389°N 151.47750°E |
| • elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | East Siberian Sea |
• coordinates | 70°48′44″N 152°33′30″E / 70.8123°N 152.5582°ECoordinates: 70°48′44″N 152°33′30″E / 70.8123°N 152.5582°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 314 km (195 mi) |
| Basin size | 4,170 km2 (1,610 sq mi) |
The Sundrun (Russian: Сундрун) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) of the Russian Federation. It is 314 kilometres (195 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 4,170 square kilometres (1,610 sq mi).[1]
Course[]
It has its sources in the Ulakhan-Sis Range and flows roughly northeastwards across the Kondakov Plateau.[2] Leaving the uplands, it crosses the Yana-Indigirka Lowland tundra, part of the greater East Siberian Lowland. It flows first in a roughly eastern and then, more than halfway through its course, in a northern direction. Its mouth is in the East Siberian Sea at the western end of the Kolyma Bay.[3] The Sundrun River freezes up in early October and remains icebound until June.
Khroma-Sundrun Interfluvial Area[]
The Kytalyk Wetlands, located between the Sundrun and the Khroma, are an ecologically important area, providing a favorable habitat for many rare animals. It is practically uninhabited and full of lakes and marshes. Siberian cranes are abundant in the Sundrun River wetlands.[4]
The lesser white-fronted goose,[5] Brent goose, Bewick's swan and the spectacled eider are also found in the Khroma-Sundrun Interfluvial Area.[6]
There is also a wild reindeer population in the Sundrun basin.[7]
 Location of the Khroma-Sundrun Interfluvial Area; the Sundrun River is on the right. |
Sundrun Kekurs[]
The "Sundrun Kekurs" (Сундрунские кекуры) are the natural kigilyakh-type rock formations of the Ulakhan-Sis Range and Suor Uyata, located in the upper course of the river. [8]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Река Сундрун in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)
- ^ Topographic map - Chokurdakh
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ Wetlands
- ^ http://www.wwf.fi/wwf/www/uploads/pdf/Ar99indi.pdf[dead link]
- ^ Spectacled eider
- ^ Ivan Sivtsev , The Sundrun population of wild reindeer, The Ninth North American Caribou Workshop, Kuujjuaq, Québec, Canada, .
- ^ Сундрунские кекуры
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