Uel-Siktyakh
Sign in to saveThe Uel-Siktyakh (; , Yuyol-Siikteex) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is one of the northern tributaries of the Lena. The river has a length of and a drainage basin area of .
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- Soviet Union
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- Sakha
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- 247
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- Lena River
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The Uel-Siktyakh (; , Yuyol-Siikteex) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is one of the northern tributaries of the Lena. The river has a length of and a drainage basin area of .
The river flows north of the Arctic Circle across desolate areas of Bulunsky District. The nearest inhabited place is Siktyakh, located near its mouth. The name of the river comes from the Yakut "uel/siktyakh" (уэл/сиктях), meaning "wet/damp place".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Uel-Siktyakh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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