Gusinaya (Xaastaax) Гусиная / Хаастаах | |
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Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Empe-Talalakh |
• coordinates | 71°39′34″N 146°19′24″E / 71.65944°N 146.32333°E |
• elevation | 26 metres (85 ft) |
Mouth | East Siberian Sea |
• location | Gusinaya Bay |
• coordinates | 71°40′59″N 148°52′52″E / 71.68306°N 148.88111°E |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
Length | 278 km (173 mi) |
Basin size | 5,980 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]