Chaun

The Chaun () is a stream in Far East Siberia. It flows roughly northwards, passing through the sparsely populated areas of the Siberian tundra. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .

Key facts

River.name: Chaun
River.name_other: Чаун
River.map: Chukchi Sea5CAU.png
River.map_caption: Location of the Chaun course.
River.pushpin_map: Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
River.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
River.subdivision_type1: Country
River.subdivision_name1: Russia
River.discharge1_location: mouth
River.source1: Anadyr Plateau
River.source1_location: Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
River.mouth: Chaun Bay

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Elevation: 1
Length: 205

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watershed area: 23000

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The Chaun () is a stream in Far East Siberia. It flows roughly northwards, passing through the sparsely populated areas of the Siberian tundra. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .

==Course== The Chaun originates in rivers flowing from the Ilirney Range and the northwestern edge of the crater of Lake Elgygytgyn (Maly Chaun). After joining they flow into the East Siberian Sea at Chaun Bay, south of the port town Pevek. The river Palyavaam discharges into a right distributary of the Chaun.