Yana (Sea of Okhotsk)

Yana
Яна
Yana (Sea of Okhotsk) is located in Magadan Oblast
Yana (Sea of Okhotsk)
Mouth location in Magadan Oblast, Russia
Native nameЯна (Russian)
Location
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMagadan Oblast
DistrictOlsky District
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationConfluence of rivers Pravaya Yana and Levaya Yana
 • coordinates60°29′42″N 148°12′37″E / 60.49500°N 148.21028°E / 60.49500; 148.21028
 • elevation340 m (1,120 ft)
MouthSea of Okhotsk
 • location
Taui Bay
 • coordinates
59°43′40″N 149°23′26″E / 59.72778°N 149.39056°E / 59.72778; 149.39056
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length190 km (120 mi)
Basin size8,660 km2 (3,340 sq mi)

The Yana (Russian: Яна) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East. It has a drainage basin of 8,660 square kilometres (3,340 sq mi).[1][2] Tauisk village is located at the mouth of the river.

The basin of the river includes tundra zones which provide a habitat for the brown bear, bird species such as the long-toed stint and the common snipe, as well as amphibians such as the Siberian salamander.

  1. ^ "Река Яна (в верховье Лев. Яна) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ 1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart; Sheet D-8