Chegitun River
Sign in to saveThe Chegitun () is a river located in the Chukotka Peninsula in Far East Siberia. It is the easternmost river flowing into the Chukchi Sea from the Siberian side, which makes it the easternmost significant river of the Eurasian continent. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
Key facts
- River.name
- Chegitun
- River.image
- Chukchi Sea5CGT.png
- River.image_caption
- Location of the Chegitun River course
- River.source1_location
- Ghenkanyi Range
- River.mouth
- Chukchi Sea
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Chukotka, Russia
- River.length_km
- 137
- River.tributaries_left
- Linkultveyem, Runliveyem, Kaatapveyem, Tanatap, Tagenkytop, Vetkhuvaam
- River.tributaries_right
- Khrebetna, Runliveyem, Kelkhiuyem, Melyuluelkalveyem, Hesmymken, Keseteveyem, Putukuneyveyem, Gunguveem, Ikkiveyem
- River.basin_size_km2
- 4120
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The Chegitun () is a river located in the Chukotka Peninsula in Far East Siberia. It is the easternmost river flowing into the Chukchi Sea from the Siberian side, which makes it the easternmost significant river of the Eurasian continent. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
The name of the river is based in the Eskimo–Aleut term Sahtuk, meaning 'straightened', which became Чегтун in the Chukchi language.