Y'lkytvèèm

Y'lkytvèèm is a river flowing between the hills of southern Chukotka toward the Gulf of Anadyr. Its Chukchi name has been interpreted as a river of hard snow, a reminder of the severe winter conditions of this coast. Sockeye salmon enter the river to spawn, and the surrounding tundra provides seasonal grazing for reindeer herders moving through the country inland from the Bering Sea.