- Chantalveergyn River
The Chantalveergyn or Chantal'vergyrgyn River (Russian: Чантальвэргыргын) is a stream located in
Chukotka , in Far East Siberia. It flows roughly northeastwards and then eastwards from Central Chukotka into theAmguyema River from its left side. Its source is very close to theArctic Circle .The Chantalveergyn River passes through sparsely populated areas. Winters in its area are long and bitter, so that its surface remains frozen for over eight months every year.
Salmon ,whitefish ,vendace ,grayling , rainbow herring, pike,burbot ,bull trout andloach are common in its waters.The
Ekityki River is a right-side tributary of the Chantalveergyn.This river and its whole basin belong to the
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug administrative region ofRussia .References
* [http://map.primorye.ru/preview.asp?l=rus&v=RUSSIA&a=1&sl="%D0%E5%EA%E8",{29376}&sw=400&sh=400 Geographic Location]
* [http://www.earthsearch.net/featureIndex.php?type=int&start=913000&end=914000 Location]
* [http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/russia/map/m4054222/chantalveyergyn.html Geographical data]
* [http://www.chukotka.org/en/tourism/about_tourism/kind_of_tourism/ Tourism and Environmental data]
* [http://map.primorye.ru/preview.asp?l=eng&v=RUSSIA-ENG&a=15&el=179.03121639&er=180.81581215&et=68.06222385&eb=66.99146639&sw=500&sh=300 Ekityki River]
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