The Ukelayat ( Russian : Укэлаят ; Koryak : Вуквылгаят) is a river in Kamchatka Krai , Russia . The length of the river is 118 kilometres (73 mi) and the area of is drainage basin 6,820 square kilometres (2,630 sq mi).
4-641: The name of the river comes from the Koryak "vukvylgayat" (Вуквылгаят) , meaning "rock/fall". The Ukelayat has its source in the Koryak Highlands . It is fed by glaciers of the northern slopes of the adjoining ranges. It flows roughly eastwards within a valley bound by the Pikas Range to the north and the Ukelayat Range to the south. The river divides into channels along its middle and lower course. Its mouth
8-663: A river in the Russian Far East is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Koryak language Koryak ( / ˈ k ɔːr i æ k / KOR -ee-ak ) is a Chukotko-Kamchatkan language spoken by 1,665 people as of 2010 in the easternmost extremity of Siberia , mainly in Koryak Okrug . It is mostly spoken by Koryaks . Its close relative, the Chukchi language , is spoken by about three times that number. The language together with Chukchi, Alyutor and Itelmen forms
12-481: Is in the small Dezhnyov Bay of the Bering Sea. Its main tributary is the 148 km (92 mi) long Pikasvayam , joining it from the left about halfway through its course. The river basin is characterized by tundra vegetation, including mosses , lichens , dwarf shrubs , and sedges . This Kamchatka Krai location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
16-768: The Chukotko-Kamchatkan language family . Its native name in Koryak is нымылан nymylan , but variants of the Russian name "Koryak" are most commonly used in English and other languages. The Chukchi and Koryaks form a cultural unit with an economy based on reindeer herding and both have autonomy within the Russian Federation . The language is also known as Nymylan , Korjakische , Chavchuven and Koræiki . [w] may be an allophone of /β/ . This language-related article
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