Pychgynmygytgyn

Pychgynmygytgyn (Russian: Пычгынмыгытгын or Пичхинмыитхын; Chukot: Пэчгэнмыгытгын) is a freshwater lake in Providensky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Federation.^[1] It has an area of 13.1 km² (5.1 sq mi).^[2]

Pychgynmygytgyn
Пычгынмыгытгын / Пэчгэнмыгытгын
Lake Pychgynmygytgyn Sentinel-2 image
Pychgynmygytgyn Location in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East
Location	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates	66°12′12″N 175°41′46″W
Type	Oligotrophic
Primary inflows	Eetikit
Primary outflows	Kevyanvyveem
Catchment area	366 km2 (141 sq mi)
Basin countries	Russia
Max. length	8 km (5.0 mi)
Max. width	2.4 km (1.5 mi)
Surface area	13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Surface elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Islands	None

There are no permanent settlements on the shores of the lake. The nearest inhabited place is Nutepelmen, located 97 km (60 mi) to the NNE.^[1]

The name of the lake in Chukot means "a lake near a rock where food was obtained."^[3]

Geography

Pychgynmygytgyn is located in the Chukotka Peninsula, 55 km (34 mi) southwest of Kolyuchin Bay. It is a V-shaped lake that lies in a wide intermontane basin of the central part of the Chukotka Mountains.^[4]

River Eetikit flows into the western lakeshore and the 38 km (24 mi) long Kevyanvyveem flows out of Pychgynmygytgyn from the south.^[1]

The lake freezes in the first half of September and stays under ice until June.^[5]

Flora and fauna

Pychgynmygytgyn is surrounded by tundra. Arctic char is common in the lake. The Taranets char is also found in its waters.^[6]

See also

• List of lakes of Russia