The Kyttyk Peninsula, commonly known as Kyttyk (russian: Кыттык), is a peninsula on the northern coast of

Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Chukotka (russian: Чуко́тка), officially the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug,, ''Čukotkakèn avtonomnykèn okrug'', is the easternmost federal subject of Russia. It is an autonomous okrug situated in the Russian Far East, and shares a bo ...

, washed by the

East Siberian Sea The East Siberian Sea ( rus, Восто́чно-Сиби́рское мо́ре, r=Vostochno-Sibirskoye more) is a marginal sea in the Arctic Ocean. It is located between the Arctic Cape to the north, the coast of Siberia to the south, the New S ...

. The northernmost point of the peninsula is Cape Peschany. The territory of the peninsula consists of a swampy area. It is separated from the Ayon Island by the Maly Chaunsky Strait. The average height of the surface is 5 meters. The highest parts range from 15 to 50 meters. In the north-eastern part of the peninsula, this height ends on the coast and forms a steep coast. The smooth part of the peninsula is covered with sand. The lakes in the western part have a circular shape, and their shores are sloping.Низовья реки Раучуа и полуостров Кыттык
/ref> The climate is arctic. According to the Rauchua meteorological station, the average annual temperature is −10.6 ° С, the average temperature in January is −26 ° С, and in June it is + 7.6 ° С. The annual rainfall is 140 mm. North wind is constantly blowing on the shores. The snow melts in late May and settles in October.

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Peninsulas of Russia Landforms of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Landforms of the East Siberian Sea Peninsulas of Asia {{ChukotkaAutonomousOkrug-geo-stub