| Tikyan Тикян / Тиикээн | |
|---|---|
 Mouth of the Tikyan in the LenaSentinel-2 image | |
  Mouth location inYakutia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Orulgan Range Verkhoyansk Range |
| Mouth | Lena |
• coordinates | 70°31′36″N127°06′05″E / 70.52667°N 127.10139°E /70.52667; 127.10139 |
| Length | 119 km (74 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,640 km2 (630 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lena→Laptev Sea |
TheTikyan (Russian:Тикян;Yakut:Тиикээн) is a river in theSakha Republic (Yakutia),Russia. It is one of the northernmost tributaries of theLena. The river has a length of 119 kilometres (74 mi) and adrainage basin area of 1,640 square kilometres (630 sq mi).[1]
The river flows north of theArctic Circle across desolate areas ofBulunsky District. The nearest inhabited place isKyusyur, located on the banks of the Lena, about 20 km (12 mi) northeast of its mouth.[2]
The Tikyan is a righttributary of the Lena. It originates on the western flank of the northern end of theOrulgan Range,Verkhoyansk Range system. It flows roughly northwestwards, parallel to theByosyuke. After leaving the mountain area, it bends to the NNW and formsmeanders within afloodplain. In its final stretch it bends westwards and joins the right bank of the Lena 232 km (144 mi) from its mouth.[3][2]
The longest tributaries of the Tikyan are the 72 kilometres (45 mi) long Abalakhaan from the left and the 54 kilometres (34 mi) long Kyundyukeen from the right.[4][5]
