Buor-Yuryakh Буор-Юрях / Буор-Үрэх | |
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Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Kyundyulyun |
• coordinates | 70°17′00″N 135°59′55″E / 70.28333°N 135.99861°E |
• elevation | 198 metres (650 ft) |
Mouth | Chondon |
• coordinates | 70°23′52″N 138°00′13″E / 70.39778°N 138.00361°E |
• elevation | 12 metres (39 ft) |
Length | 170 km (110 mi) |
Basin size | 1,040 km2 (400 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Chondon → Laptev Sea |
The Buor-Yuryakh (Russian: Буор-Юрях; Yakut: Буор-Үрэх, Buor-Ürex) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is the second largest tributary of the Chondon. The river has a length of 170 kilometres (110 mi) and a drainage basin area of 1,040 square kilometres (400 sq mi).[1]
The Buor-Yuryakh flows north of the Arctic Circle, across desolate territories of the Ust-Yansky District.[2][3] The name of the river comes from the Yakut "Буор Үрэх" "Buor" = earth, clay / "Yurekh" = river.