| Suolama Суолема / Суолама | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Federal subjects | Krasnoyarsk Krai Yakutia |
| Districts | Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District &Anabarsky District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kieng-Kyuel |
| • coordinates | 72°56′30″N109°41′26″E / 72.94167°N 109.69056°E /72.94167; 109.69056 |
| • elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Mouth | Anabar |
• location | NearAnabar Bay |
• coordinates | 73°13′07″N113°27′46″E / 73.21861°N 113.46278°E /73.21861; 113.46278 |
• elevation | 0.1 m (3.9 in) |
| Length | 262 km (163 mi) |
| Basin size | 7,440 km2 (2,870 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Anabar→Laptev Sea |
TheSuolama (Russian:Суолема,Suolema;Yakut:Суолама) is a river inKrasnoyarsk Krai andYakutia (Sakha Republic),Russia. It is atributary of theAnabar with a length of 262 kilometres (163 mi). Itsdrainage basin area is 7,440 square kilometres (2,870 sq mi).[1]
The river flows 730 km (450 mi) north of theArctic Circle, from theTaymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District ofKrasnoyarsk Krai eastwards into the northwestern limit of coastal Yakutia. It is an area ofpermafrost, flat, lonely and desolate, devoid of settlements. The nearest inhabited place isYuryung-Khaya.[2][3]
The Suolama is a left tributary of the Anabar. Its sources are in the southeastern corner of fairly largeKieng-Kyuel lake of theNorth Siberian Lowland. It heads roughly eastwards / northeastwards all along its course within a swampy area with numerous lakes. Finally it joins the left bank of theAnabar only 0.8 km (0.50 mi) from its mouth. The confluence is just a little upstream ofAnabar Bay.[4][2][3]
The river is fed by rain and snow. Owing to the severe climate it is frozen between late September and early June. The longest tributaries are the 121 kilometres (75 mi) longLastik (Ластик) and the 110 kilometres (68 mi) longPoperechnaya (Поперечная) from the right.[1][5]
