Lake Ilirney

This article is about the lake. For the town, see Illirney.
Lake Illirney
Илирней - Элер-нэй
Location
Location Bilibinsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates 67°27′N 168°33′E / 67.450°N 168.550°E / 67.450; 168.550Coordinates: 67°27′N 168°33′E / 67.450°N 168.550°E / 67.450; 168.550
Primary inflows Ilirneyveyem
Primary outflows Ilirneyveyem
Basin countries Chukotka, Russia
Max. length 9.4 km
Max. width 3.1 km
Surface area 28.2 km²
Surface elevation 421 m (1,381 ft)

Lake Ilirney (Chukchi Элер-нэй) is a group of two lakes of Bilibinsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Lake Tytyl lies 33 km to the east.

Geography

The lakes are located in the upper reaches of the Maly Anyuy River, 20 km from Ilirney town. Their name originated in the Chukchi word Eler-nei, meaning "rocky island",[1] after the island located in the middle of the northern lake (Verkhniy Ilirneygytgyn).[2] River Ilirneyveyem flows to the east of it. Archaeological remains of the Neolithic have been found on the shores of the lake.

Southern Ilirney (Nizhniy Ilirneygytgyn) is a slightly larger lake located 8.5 km to the southwest of the northern lake. River Ilirneyveyem flows in and out of Southern Ilirney.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Leontyev VV & Novikov KA, Toponymic Dictionary of the Northeastern USSR. Magadan Publishing House, Magadan 1989, p 148
  2. ↑ "Ozero Verkhniy Ilirneygytgyn". Mapcarta. Retrieved 3 May 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, May 04, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.