Gusinaya (river)

Gusinaya (Xaastaax)
Гусиная / Хаастаах
Course of the Gusinaya ONC map section
Gusinaya (river) is located in Sakha Republic
Gusinaya (river)
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationEmpe-Talalakh
 • coordinates71°39′34″N 146°19′24″E / 71.65944°N 146.32333°E / 71.65944; 146.32333
 • elevation26 metres (85 ft)
MouthEast Siberian Sea
 • location
Gusinaya Bay
 • coordinates
71°40′59″N 148°52′52″E / 71.68306°N 148.88111°E / 71.68306; 148.88111
 • elevation
0 metres (0 ft)
Length278 km (173 mi)
Basin size5,980 km2 (2,310 sq mi)

The Gusinaya (Russian: Гусиная; Yakut: Хаастаах, Xaastaax) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It has a length of 278 kilometres (173 mi) and a drainage basin area of 5,980 square kilometres (2,310 sq mi).[1]

The river flows north of the Arctic Circle, across territories of the Allaikhovsky District marked by permafrost. There are no settlements along its course, only some hunting huts.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Река Гусиная in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
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