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.

Chaun

Latitude
68.80436° or 68° 48′ 16″ north
Longitude
170.71088° or 170° 42′ 39″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
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: Caun
  • 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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