| Penzhina Пенжина / Мыгыкивэем | |
|---|---|
 View of the Penzhina near its mouth | |
  Mouth location in Kamchatka Krai | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kolyma Mountains |
| • coordinates | 64°54′43″N 163°31′22″E / 64.9119°N 163.5227°E |
| • elevation | 738 m (2,421 ft) |
| Mouth | Sea of Okhotsk |
• location | Penzhina Bay |
• coordinates | 62°28′21″N 165°8′12″E / 62.47250°N 165.13667°E |
| Length | 713 km (443 mi) |
| Basin size | 73,500 km2 (28,400 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 695 m3/s (24,500 cu ft/s) |
The Penzhina (Russian: Пенжина; Koryak: Мыгыкивэем) is a river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia. It is 713 kilometres (443 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 73,500 square kilometres (28,400 sq mi).[1]
The name "Penzhina" originated the Chukchi word "Pennyn", meaning "place of attack". In Koryak it is known as "Wegykiveem" (Мыгыкивэем), meaning "stormy river".[2]
- ^ "Река Пенжина in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Leontiev V.V. , Novikova K.A. Toponymic dictionary of the North-East of the USSR / scientific. ed. G. A. Menovshchikov ; FEB AS USSR . North-East complex. Research Institute. Lab. archeology, history and ethnography. - Magadan: Magadan . book. publishing house , 1989. - S. 290. - 456 p. — ISBN 5-7581-0044-7 .