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Sundrun

River in Sakha, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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).[1]

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Course

It has its sources in the Ulakhan-Sis Range and flows roughly northeastwards across the Kondakov Plateau.[2] 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.[3] The Sundrun River freezes up in early October and remains icebound until June.

Tributaries

The main tributary of the Sundrun is the 235 km (146 mi) long Maly Khomus-Yuryakh (Малый Хомус-Юрях) from the right.[1]

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Khroma-Sundrun Interfluvial Area

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.[4]

The lesser white-fronted goose,[5] Brent goose, Bewick's swan and the spectacled eider are also found in the Khroma-Sundrun Interfluvial Area.[6]

There is also a wild reindeer population in the Sundrun basin.[7]

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Location of the Khroma-Sundrun Interfluvial Area; the Sundrun River is on the right.
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Sundrun Kekurs

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. [8]

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