The Khroma (russian: Хрома) is a river in the

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. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .

Course

The source of the Khroma is at the confluence of the Tamteken and the Nemalak-Arangas, flowing down from the Polousny Range.Хрома
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, 2004—2017. It crosses the Yana-Indigirka Lowland, part of the greater

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. It flows across the

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roughly northeastwards and finally it has its mouth west of the mouth of the Lapcha in

Khroma Bay The Khroma Bay (russian: Хромская губа, ''Khromskaya Guba'') is a bay in the East Siberian Sea, part of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) administrative division of the Russian Federation. Owing to is northerly location the bay is cover ...

which is connected with the

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. Owing to its extreme northerly location the Khroma River freezes up in early October and remains icebound until June.

Tributaries

The main tributary of the Khroma is the long

Yuryung-Ulakh The Uryung-Ulakh or Yuryung-Ulakh (russian: Урюнг-Улах or Юрюнг-Уулаах; sah, Үрүҥ Уулаах, ''Ürün Uulaax'') is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It has a length of and a drainage basin area of . T ...

(Юрюнг-Уулаах) that joins its left bank before its mouth.

Wetlands

The Kytalyk Wetlands, located between the Khroma and the

Sundrun The Sundrun (russian: Сундрун) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) of the Russian Federation. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Course It has its sources in the Ulakhan-Sis Range and flows roughly northeastwards across the ...

(Khroma-Sundrun Interfluvial Area) is an ecologically important area, providing a favorable habitat for many rare animals. The region is practically uninhabited and full of lakes and marshes. Wild

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, Siberian cranes, Canadian cranes,

marsh sandpiper The marsh sandpiper (''Tringa stagnatilis'') is a small wader. It is a rather small shank, and breeds in open grassy steppe and taiga wetlands from easternmost Europe to the Russian Far East. The genus name ''Tringa'' is the New Latin name given ...

s and Ross's gulls are abundant in the Khroma River wetlands. The

lesser white-fronted goose The lesser white-fronted goose (''Anser erythropus'') is a goose closely related to the larger white-fronted goose (''A. albifrons''). It breeds in the northernmost Palearctic, but it is a scarce breeder in Europe. There is a re-introduction sche ...

, brent goose, Bewick's swan and the spectacled eider are also found in the Khroma-Sundrun Interfluvial Area. Gold and tin mining upriver are affecting the ecology of the region by destroying fish and bird habitat.Effects of mining on the habitat of the region
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Course

Tributaries

Wetlands

See also

References

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