Suolama
| Suolama Суолема / Суолама | |
|---|---|
Course of the Suolama ONC map section | |
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Federal subjects | Krasnoyarsk Krai Yakutia |
| Districts | Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District & Anabarsky District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kieng-Kyuel |
| • coordinates | 72°56′30″N 109°41′26″E / 72.94167°N 109.69056°E |
| • elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Mouth | Anabar |
• location | Near Anabar Bay |
• coordinates | 73°13′07″N 113°27′46″E / 73.21861°N 113.46278°E |
• elevation | 0.1 m (3.9 in) |
| Length | 262 km (163 mi) |
| Basin size | 7,440 km2 (2,870 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Anabar→Laptev Sea |
The Suolama (Russian: Суолема, Suolema; Yakut: Суолама) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai and Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a tributary of the Anabar with a length of 262 kilometres (163 mi). Its drainage basin area is 7,440 square kilometres (2,870 sq mi).
The river flows 730 km (450 mi) north of the Arctic Circle, from the Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai eastwards into the northwestern limit of coastal Yakutia. It is an area of permafrost, flat, lonely and desolate, devoid of settlements. The nearest inhabited place is Yuryung-Khaya.