The Kuoyka or Kuoika (russian: Куойка; sah, Куойка) is a river in
Yakutia (Sakha Republic),
Russian Federation. It is a
tributary of the
Olenyok Olenyok or Olenek may refer to:
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with a length of and a drainage basin area of .
The Kuoyka flows north of the
Arctic Circle
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across a lonely, desolate area of the
Olenyoksky District
Olenyoksky District (russian: Оленёкский улу́с; sah, Өлөөн улууһа, ''Ölöön uluuha'', ), or Olenyoksky-Evenki National District, is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III di ...
devoid of settlements.
The name of the river comes from the
Nganasan word ''"kuoika"'', (куойка), meaning a
household deity.
[[Сюлбэ Б. ''Топонимика Якутии'', Yakutsk 2004, p. 75]
Course
The Kuoika is a left tributary of the Olenyok. Its sources are at the limit of the Northern Siberian Lowland, off the northeastern end of the Central Siberian Plateau.
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The Beyenchime (russian: Беенчиме sah, Бэйэнчимэ) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a tributary of the Olenyok with a length of . Its drainage basin area is .
The river flows north of the Arctic Circle acr ...
in an area with numerous lakes. In its last stretch the Kuoika turns in a SSE direction entering the Central Siberian Plateau area. It meanders strongly in its southernmost section within a wide gorge until it meets the left bank of the Olenyok from its mouth.Google Earth
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The last, tortuous stretch of the river was described in such terms by Yuri Tsenin in '' Vokrug sveta'':
See also
* List of rivers of Russia
References
External links
Fishing & Tourism in YakutiaЯкутия 2014 (Лена, Оленек, Куойка, Беенчиме)
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Rivers of the Sakha Republic
Central Siberian Plateau
North Siberian Lowland
Tributaries of the Olenyok