Gizhiga Гижига / Вуйвов’эем | |
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Mouth location in Magadan Oblast, Russia | |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Magadan Oblast |
District | Severo-Evensky District |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Korbendya Range Kolyma Mountains |
• coordinates | 62°52′39″N 158°45′09″E / 62.87750°N 158.75250°E |
• elevation | ca 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
Mouth | Sea of Okhotsk |
• location | Gizhiga Bay |
• coordinates | 61°58′07″N 160°24′29″E / 61.96861°N 160.40806°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 221 km (137 mi) |
Basin size | 11,900 km2 (4,600 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 151.8 m3/s (5,360 cu ft/s) |
The Gizhiga (Russian: Гижига; Koryak: Вуйвов’эем) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East. It is 221 kilometres (137 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 11,900 square kilometres (4,600 sq mi).[1]
The name of the river probably originated in the Chukchi "Ḳtig" (Ӄитиг), meaning "frost" or "cold wind". In Koryak it is known as "Vuyvov'eyem" (Вуйвов’эем), meaning "fortress river".[2]