Chaun

The Chaun is a stream in Far East Siberia. It flows roughly northwards, passing through the sparsely populated areas of the Siberian tundra. It is 205 kilometres long, and has a drainage basin of 23,000 square kilometres.
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Latitude
68.80436° or 68° 48′ 16″ north
Longitude
170.71088° or 170° 42′ 39″ east
Open location code
9VWGRP36+P9
Geo­Names ID
2126279
Wiki­data ID
Q2045664

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Chaun” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Chaun”
  • Cebuano: “Chaun”
  • Chinese: “恰翁河”
  • Czech: “Čaun”
  • Dutch: “Tsjaoen”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تشاون”
  • French: “Tchaoun”
  • German: “Tschaun”
  • Greek: “Τσάουν”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Chaun”
  • Italian: “Čaun”
  • Italian: “Chaun”
  • Japanese: “チャウン川”
  • Latvian: “Čauna”
  • Persian: “رود چائون”
  • Polish: “Czaun”
  • Russian: “Чаун”
  • Ukrainian: “Чаун”
  • Vietnamese: “Chaun”
  • Vietnamese: “Sông Chaun”
  • Welsh: “Afon Chaun”

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