Khatyrka (river)
| Khatyrka Хатырка / Ватыркан | |
|---|---|
Panorama of the Khatyrka estuary | |
Mouth location in Chukotka | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| District | Anadyr District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Koryak Highlands |
| • coordinates | 62°18′03″N 171°29′06″E / 62.30083°N 171.48500°E |
| • elevation | ca 600 metres (2,000 ft) |
| Mouth | Bering Sea |
• coordinates | 62°02′35″N 175°16′40″E / 62.04306°N 175.27778°E |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Length | 367 km (228 mi) |
| Basin size | 13,400 km2 (5,200 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 174 m3/s (6,100 cu ft/s) |
The Khatyrka (Russian: Хатырка; Chukot: Ватыркан) is a river in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The length of the river is 367 kilometres (228 mi) and the area of is drainage basin 13,400 square kilometres (5,200 sq mi).
The name of the river comes from the Chukot "vatyrkan" (Ватыркан), meaning "dry, depleted place".