The lake lies in the Chukotka Mountains, in the Siberian Far East.

Like all lakes of the tundra, it is frozen for the greatest part of the year.

[2] Lake Ervynaygytgyn lies about 30 km (19 mi) to the southwest.

[1] Lake Ekityki is the only location in the whole Eurasian continent where the Pygmy whitefish is found.

[3] This Chukotka Autonomous Okrug location article is a stub.