Ygyatta

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Ygyatta
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The T-shaped Chona-Vilyuy River system.
Location
Country Sakha, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Vilyuy Plateau
  coordinates 64°24′30″N112°52′37″E / 64.40833°N 112.87694°E / 64.40833; 112.87694
Mouth Vilyuy
  coordinates
62°57′11″N117°29′32″E / 62.953°N 117.4923°E / 62.953; 117.4923
Length601 km (373 mi)
Basin size11,200 km2 (4,300 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average30 m3/s (1,100 cu ft/s) (near mouth)
Basin features
Progression VilyuyLenaLaptev Sea

The Ygyatta ( ‹See Tfd› Russian : Ыгыатта, [ɨɡɨɐˈta] ; Yakut : Ыгыатта, Igıatta) [1] is a river in Sakha, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Vilyuy. The Ygyatta is 601 kilometres (373 mi) long, and its basin covers about 11,200 square kilometres (4,300 sq mi). [2] The depth of the river at its mouth is near 10 metres (33 ft). It rises on the Vilyuy Plateau in the west of Sakha and is fed by rain and snowmelt. [3]

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The river and its banks are rich with gems: emeralds, rubies, sards, aquamarines, and others.[ citation needed ]

There are goldfields along the river.[ citation needed ]

The basin of the Ygyatta is among the least populated places within Russia.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Словарь названий гидрографических объектов России и других стран — членов СНГ, Federal Service for Geodesy and Cartography of Russia, 1999, p. 448
  2. "Река Ыгыаттаin the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  3. Ыгыатта, Great Soviet Encyclopedia