Kuranakh-Yuryakh

Kuranakh-Yuryakh
Куранах-Юрях / Кураанах Үрэх
Last stretch of the Kuranakh-Yuryakh Sentinel-2 image.
Kuranakh-Yuryakh is located in Sakha Republic
Kuranakh-Yuryakh
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationOrulgan Range
Verkhoyansk Range
MouthOmoloy
 • coordinates
69°54′34″N 132°29′28″E / 69.90944°N 132.49111°E / 69.90944; 132.49111
Length203 km (126 mi) (279 km (173 mi))
Basin size7,520 km2 (2,900 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionOmoloyLaptev Sea

The Kuranakh-Yuryakh (Russian: Куранах-Юрях or Кураанах-Юрэх; Yakut: Кураанах Үрэх, Kuraanax Ürex) is a river in Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is one of the major tributaries of the Omoloy. The river has a length of 203 kilometres (126 mi) —279 km (173 mi) together with the Nyolu— and a drainage basin area of 7,520 square kilometres (2,900 sq mi). The lower stretch of its course is also known as Altan.[1]

The Kuranakh-Yuryakh flows north of the Arctic Circle, across desolate tundra territories of the East Siberian Lowland. Its basin falls within Ust-Yansky and Bulunsky districts.[2]

  1. ^ "Река Кураанах-Юрэх (Алтан) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference STM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).