Kara River
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Coordinates: 69°09′59″N 64°47′11″E / 69.16639°N 64.78639°E
| Kara River Russian: Ка́ра | |
|---|---|
From the lower reaches of Kara | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| - location | Confluence of the Malaya and Bolshaya Kara rivers |
| River mouth | |
| - location | Baydaratskaya Bay (Kara Sea) |
| Length | 257 km (160 mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Basin size | 13,400 square kilometres (5,200 sq mi)[1] |
The Kara River (Russian: Ка́ра) is a river draining to the Arctic Kara Sea in Northern Siberia. It flows through the Pay-Khoy Mountains in the Polar Ural region, and makes parts of the borders between the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the Komi Republic
The length of the river, from the confluence of the Malaya and Bolshaya Kara to the mouth in the Baydaratskaya Bay is 257 kilometres (160 mi). The settlement of Ust-Kara is near the river mouth. The name of the river is derived from Nenets word meaning "hummocked ice".[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Кара River. encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ V.Yu. Vize, Karskoye more // Morya Sovetskoy Arktiki: Ocherki po istorii issledovaniya (Leningrad, 1939) — pp. 180—217
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