Velikaya River (Chukotka)

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Course of Welikaja

The Welikaja (Russian Великая, Большая Великая ( Bolschaja Welikaja, Large Welikaja ) Онемен ( onemen ) ) is a tributary of the Bering Sea in the Autonomous District of the Chukchi in the extreme east of Siberia.

The Welikaja arises in Korjakengebirge at the confluence of its headwaters Kylwygeiwaam ( Кыльвыгейваам ) and Kuimweiem ( Куимвеем ). It flows in a predominantly north-easterly direction through the southern area of ​​the Anadyrtieflands. Here it forms several smaller side arms. The Welikaja finally flows to the west of the city of Anadyr in the onemen Bay ( залив Онемен ), a southern side of the bay Anadyr estuary. The Welikaja has a length of 451 km (by source river Kylwygeiwaam there are 556 kilometers ). Its catchment area covers 31,000 km ². The Welikaja is covered with ice from October to late May.