The Mayn RiverA river’s features are best observed from afar, as this image of the Mayn River,

The Mayn RiverA river’s features are best observed from afar, as this image of the Mayn River, which was taken by the Landsat 7 satellite, fully shows. Only from satellite images taken from far above can the meandering trait of rivers be fully appreciated. The squiggly, S-shaped character of meandering rivers is mainly due to the stream of water looking for the flow path of least resistance. A continuous balance between erosion and sediment deposition increases the S-shaped character of meandering rivers, creating landscape features that are the inspiration of many a geologist.Located in northeastern corner of Siberia, the Mayn is actually tributary stream that flows from its source in the Koryak Mountains and through the forest-tundra regions of the Chukchi Peninsula into the larger Anadyr River. The Anadyr itself flows eastwards out into the Bering Sea. The frosty climate means that the streams in this region are frozen up to nine months of the year. During the summer seasons, however, the Mayn is a veritable source of chum and sockeye salmon for local settlements. Archaeologists have also found Neolithic-age artifacts such as stone-carved knives and pottery that probably indicates an ancient community that had molded its niche around the salmon-rich Mayn River.-DCPhoto credit: http://1.usa.gov/1Cpwd3cFurther reading about the Mayn River and Chukchi Peninsula:http://bit.ly/1Cpwnrahttp://bit.ly/1auYcZEMore about river formation and the math that you may not think was involved:http://www.dataisnature.com/?p=527http://bit.ly/1ll0ltDhttp://bit.ly/1auZ1BXhttp://bit.ly/1J5lZuCAncient meandering streams on Mars?:http://bit.ly/1DJPYIt -- source link

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