Omoloy Омолой | |
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Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Sietinden Range |
• coordinates | 68°07′18″N 130°32′32″E / 68.12167°N 130.54222°E |
• elevation | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
Mouth | Laptev Sea |
• location | Buor-Khaya Gulf |
• coordinates | 71°13′52″N 131°59′31″E / 71.23111°N 131.99194°E |
Length | 593 km (368 mi) |
Basin size | 38,900 km2 (15,000 sq mi) |
The Omoloy (Russian: Омолой Yakut: Омолой) is a river in Siberia, flowing into the Laptev Sea east of the river Lena. It is 593 kilometres (368 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 38,900 square kilometres (15,000 sq mi).[1] Administratively the basin of the Omoloy is part of the Sakha (Yakutia) administrative region of Russia.
There is a 332,500 ha (822,000 acres) protected area in the basin of the river.[2] The now extinct Beringian steppe bison used to have its habitat in the area of the Omoloy.[3]