The Khroma ( Russian : Хрома ) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) of the Russian Federation . It is 685 kilometres (426 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 19,700 square kilometres (7,600 sq mi).
4-869: The source of the Khroma is at the confluence of the Tamteken and the Nemalak-Arangas, flowing down from the Polousny Range . It crosses the Yana-Indigirka Lowland , part of the greater East Siberian Lowland . It flows across the tundra roughly northeastwards and finally it has its mouth west of the mouth of the Lapcha in Khroma Bay which is connected with the East Siberian Sea . Owing to its extreme northerly location
8-573: A favorable habitat for many rare animals. The region is practically uninhabited and full of lakes and marshes. Wild reindeer , Siberian cranes , Canadian cranes , marsh sandpipers and Ross's gulls are abundant in the Khroma River wetlands. The lesser white-fronted goose , brent goose , Bewick's swan and the spectacled eider are also found in the Khroma-Sundrun Interfluvial Area. Gold and tin mining upriver are affecting
12-450: The Khroma River freezes up in early October and remains icebound until June. The main tributary of the Khroma is the 314 km (195 mi) long Yuryung-Ulakh (Юрюнг-Уулаах) that joins its left bank 9.4 km (5.8 mi) before its mouth. The Kytalyk Wetlands, located between the Khroma and the Sundrun ( Khroma-Sundrun Interfluvial Area ) is an ecologically important area, providing
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