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Coordinates: 62°2821N 165°812E / 62.47250°N 165.13667°E / 62.47250; 165.13667
 

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Penzhina
Пенжина / Мыгыкивэем
View of the Penzhina near its mouth
Penzhina is located in Kamchatka Krai
Penzhina

Mouth location in Kamchatka Krai

Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationKolyma Mountains
 • coordinates64°54′43N 163°31′22E / 64.9119°N 163.5227°E / 64.9119; 163.5227
 • elevation738 m (2,421 ft)
MouthSea of Okhotsk

 • location

Penzhina Bay

 • coordinates

62°28′21N 165°8′12E / 62.47250°N 165.13667°E / 62.47250; 165.13667
Length713 km (443 mi)
Basin size73,500 km2 (28,400 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average695 m3/s (24,500 cu ft/s)

The Penzhina (Russian: Пенжина; Koryak: Мыгыкивэем) is a riverinKamchatka Krai, Russia. It is 713 kilometres (443 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 73,500 square kilometres (28,400 sq mi).[1]

The name "Penzhina" originated the Chukchi word "Pennyn", meaning "place of attack". In Koryak it is known as "Wegykiveem" (Мыгыкивэем), meaning "stormy river".[2]

Course

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The source of the Penzhina is in the Kolyma Mountains, and it flows eastwards across the Ichigem Range. After bending southwards it enters a wide floodplain filled with lakes, finally flowing into the Penzhina Bay of the Sea of Okhotsk.[3][4][5][6]

The villages of Kamenskoye, Oklan, Slautnoye and Ayanka are located by the river, as well as the seaport of Manily.

Its main tributaries are the Shayboveyem, Kondyreva and Oklan from the right, and the Ayanka, Chyornaya and Belaya from the left.[3]

Basin of the Penzhina with its two main tributaries

Flora and fauna

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Among the fish species in the river the Far Eastern brook lamprey, Pacific lamprey, pike, chir, Kamchatka grayling, pink salmon, chum salmon, coho salmon, Dolly Varden trout, kundzha, Levanidov char and burbot deserve mention.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Река Пенжина in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  • ^ Leontiev V.V. , Novikova K.A. Toponymic dictionary of the North-East of the USSR / scientific. ed. G. A. Menovshchikov ; FEB AS USSR . North-East complex. Research Institute. Lab. archeology, history and ethnography. - Magadan: Magadan . book. publishing house , 1989. - S. 290. - 456 p. — ISBN 5-7581-0044-7 .
  • ^ a b Пенжина, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  • ^ "Топографска карта P-57_58 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  • ^ Google Earth
  • ^ a b Water of Russia - Пенжина
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  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Penzhina&oldid=1216018210"

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