Chirkuo
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The Chirkuo ( ) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Vilyuy, and is long — including the Duikhta at its head, with a drainage basin of . In the Ust-Chirkuo Site ( ) there are remains of ancient settlements by the river. Currently there are no permanent inhabited places in the river area.
The Chirkuo ( ) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Vilyuy, and is long — including the Duikhta at its head, with a drainage basin of . In the Ust-Chirkuo Site ( ) there are remains of ancient settlements by the river. Currently there are no permanent inhabited places in the river area.
Fauna
The waters of the Chirkuo provide a habitat for the critically endangered Siberian sturgeon.
See also
List of rivers of Russia Vilyuy Dam
References
External links
Ancient Cultures and Migrations in Northeastern Siberia Species structure, contemporary distribution and status of the Siberian sturgeon Acipenser baerii
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