Sellyakh
Sellyakh
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Course of the Sellyakh ONC map section | |
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
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| • coordinates | 70°48′01″N 140°41′48″E / 70.80028°N 140.69667°E |
| • elevation | 7 metres (23 ft) |
| Mouth | Laptev Sea |
• location | Sellyakh Bay |
• coordinates | 71°28′53″N 140°01′42″E / 71.48139°N 140.02833°E |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Length | 352 km (219 mi) |
| Basin size | 8,700 km2 (3,400 sq mi) |
The Sellyakh (Russian: Сыалах or Сельлях; Yakut: Сиэллээх, Sielleex) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is 352 kilometres (219 mi) long —including the Ilin-Sellyakh (Russian: Илин-Сыалаах) at its head— and its drainage basin covers 8,700 square kilometres (3,400 mi2).
The river flows north of the Arctic Circle, across territories of the Ust-Yansky District with areas of permafrost. The lower course of the river belongs to the Yana Delta Ramsar wetland site. There are no settlements along its course. The nearest town is Tumat.