Lake Tytyl
Lake Tytyl (Ozero Tytyl) is a lake of Bilibinsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia.
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| Location | Bilibinsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Coordinates | 67°21′N 169°23′E |
| Native name | Тытыль |
| Primary inflows | Tytylvaam, Tytliutin |
| Primary outflows | Tytylvaam |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Max. length | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
| Surface area | 40.5 km2 (15.6 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 485 m (1,591 ft) |
Geography
The lake has a basin area of 912 km2 (352 sq mi). River Tytylvaam flows from it.[1] It is located east of Lake Ilirney, at the feet of the southern slopes of the Ilirney Range, in the upper reaches of the Maly Anyuy River, 55 km from Ilirney village. Its name originated in the Chukchi word for "entrance gate".[2]
 View of Tytyl Lake with the mountains of the Ilirney Range rising above it. |
See also
References
- Russian State Water Register - Lake Tytyl
- Leontyev VV & Novikov KA, Toponymic Dictionary of the Northeastern USSR. Magadan Publishing House, Magadan 1989, p 374
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