The Ayan-Yuryakh is a river in the
Magadan Oblast of
Russia
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. It is a left tributary of the
Kolyma river
The Kolyma ( rus, Колыма, p=kəlɨˈma; sah, Халыма, translit=Khalyma) is a river in northeastern Siberia, whose basin covers parts of the Sakha Republic, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and Magadan Oblast of Russia.
The Kolyma is fro ...
, which forms at the confluence of the Ayan-Yuryakh and the
Kulu.
Course
The source of the river is in the
Khalkan Range.
The river flows across the
Upper Kolyma Highlands
The Upper Kolyma Highlands ( rus, Верхнеколымское нагорье) is a highland area in Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The biggest town in the highlands is Susuman.
There are large deposits of gold, tin and ...
and is fed primarily by rain and snow.
Its main tributary is the long
Byoryolyokh from the right.
See also
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Belichan
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List of rivers of Russia
Russia can be divided into a European and an Asian part. The dividing line is generally considered to be the Ural Mountains. The European part is drained into the Arctic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, and Caspian Sea. The Asian part is drain ...
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Nera Plateau
References
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Rivers of the Sakha Republic
Rivers of Magadan Oblast
Tributaries of the Kolyma