Gizhiga (river)
| Gizhiga Гижига / Вуйвов’эем | |
|---|---|
NASA image of the Gizhiga river basin | |
Mouth location in Magadan Oblast, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Magadan Oblast |
| District | Severo-Evensky District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Korbendya Range Kolyma Mountains |
| • coordinates | 62°52′39″N 158°45′09″E / 62.87750°N 158.75250°E |
| • elevation | ca 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
| Mouth | Sea of Okhotsk |
• location | Gizhiga Bay |
• coordinates | 61°58′07″N 160°24′29″E / 61.96861°N 160.40806°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 221 km (137 mi) |
| Basin size | 11,900 km2 (4,600 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 151.8 m3/s (5,360 cu ft/s) |
The Gizhiga (Russian: Гижига; Koryak: Вуйвов’эем) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East. It is 221 kilometres (137 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 11,900 square kilometres (4,600 mi2).
The name of the river probably originated in the Chukchi "Ḳtig" (Ӄитиг), meaning "frost" or "cold wind". In Koryak it is known as "Vuyvov'eyem" (Вуйвов’эем), meaning "fortress river".