The Khroma Bay ( Russian : Хромская губа , Khromskaya Guba ) is a bay in the East Siberian Sea , part of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) administrative division of the Russian Federation .
6-574: Owing to is northerly location the bay is covered with ice most of the year. The bay lies west of the Sundrun River region and east of the Yana Bay . It is open to the northeast through a narrow and straight channel and is 130 km (81 mi) in length. Its maximum width is about 30 km (19 mi) and it has a branch or inlet extending northwards midway between its mouth and its most inland shore point. The Omullyakh Bay lies north of
12-828: The Ulakhan-Sis Range and flows roughly northeastwards across the Kondakov Plateau . Leaving the uplands, it crosses the Yana-Indigirka Lowland tundra, part of the greater East Siberian Lowland . It flows first in a roughly eastern and then, more than halfway through its course, in a northern direction. Its mouth is in the East Siberian Sea at the western end of the Kolyma Bay . The Sundrun River freezes up in early October and remains icebound until June. The main tributary of
18-543: The lesser white-fronted goose . This Sakha Republic location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sundrun River The Sundrun ( Russian : Сундрун ) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) of the Russian Federation . It is 314 kilometres (195 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 4,170 square kilometres (1,610 sq mi). It has its sources in
24-602: The spectacled eider are also found in the Khroma-Sundrun Interfluvial Area. There is also a wild reindeer population in the Sundrun basin. The "Sundrun Kekurs" (Сундрунские кекуры) are the natural kigilyakh -type rock formations of the Ulakhan-Sis Range and Suor Uyata , located in the upper course of the river. This Sakha Republic location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
30-577: The Sundrun is the 235 km (146 mi) long Maly Khomus-Yuryakh (Малый Хомус-Юрях) from the right. The Kytalyk Wetlands, located between the Sundrun and the Khroma , are an ecologically important area, providing a favorable habitat for many rare animals. It is practically uninhabited and full of lakes and marshes. Siberian cranes are abundant in the Sundrun River wetlands. The lesser white-fronted goose , Brent goose , Bewick's swan and
36-495: The bay and shares the same mouth. This bay is in the shores of the East Siberian Lowland , an area of wetlands; lakes and marshes dot the whole landscape. The 685 km (426 mi) long Khroma and the 204 km (127 mi) long Lapcha flow into the head of the bay from the south. Mammoths were common in this region during the holocene period. In the summer the bay is a breeding and molting area for
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