Rauchua River

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Course of Rautschua

The Rautschua (Russian Раучуа ) is a river in the Chukchi Autonomous District in the north -eastern Siberia.

The Rautschua rises on the northern edge of the Ilirnei - ridge ( Илирнейский кряж ) in the northwest of the Autonomous Okrug of the Chukchi. It flows in a northwesterly direction through intersects the Rautschuagebirge ( Раучуанский хребет ) runs southwest of the Tschaunbucht and finally empties into the East Siberian Sea. The Rautschua has a length of 323 km. It drains an area of 15,400 km ².

Remains of mammoths have been found near the river the Rautschua.