Avtatkuul
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
MouthBering Sea
  location
Gulf of Anadyr
  coordinates
64°11′09″N 178°10′01″E / 64.18583°N 178.16694°E / 64.18583; 178.16694
Length197 km (122 mi)
Basin size1,290 km2 (500 sq mi)

The Avtatkuul (Russian: Автаткууль)[1] is a stream in Far East Russia. It is 197 kilometres (122 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 1,290 square kilometres (500 sq mi).[2] It flows through the Nizhneanadyrskaya lowlands, a region of wetlands, small lakes and tundra into the Bering Sea at the Anadyr Bay.

The Avtatkuul and its tributaries belong to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug administrative region of Russia. The Avtatkuul wetlands surrounding the river are a Wildlife Refuge.

References

  1. Словарь названий гидрографических объектов России и других стран — членов СНГ Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Federal Service for Geodesy and Cartography of Russia, 1999, p. 11
  2. "Река Автаткууль in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).


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