Vivi (river)
Vivi Виви | |
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Mouth location in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
Location | |
Evenky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Lake Vivi |
• coordinates | 66°23′46″N 94°12′46″E / 66.39611°N 94.21278°E |
• elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
Mouth | Nizhnyaya Tunguska |
• coordinates | 63°52′18″N 97°49′46″E / 63.87167°N 97.82944°E |
• elevation | 100 m (330 ft) |
Length | 426 km (265 mi) |
Basin size | 26,800 km2 (10,300 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Nizhnyaya Tunguska→ Yenisey→ Kara Sea |
The Vivi (Russian: Виви) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Nizhnyaya Tunguska.
The Vivi is 426 kilometres (265 mi) long, and the area of its basin is 26,800 square kilometres (10,300 sq mi).[1]
A damaged An-2 aircraft was discovered in the area of the river Vivi on 28 July 2011.[2]
Course
[edit]The Vivi has its source where the southern limit of the Putorana Plateau overlaps with the Syverma Plateau. It begins at the southern end of Lake Vivi and is fast-flowing with many rapids. The Vivi flows roughly southeastwards across the Syverma Plateau in a very remote area where there are very rarely any people.[3] The Vivi joins the right bank of the Nizhnyaya Tunguska near where the latter flows west into the eastern side of the Tunguska Plateau.[4]
There are more than 500 small lakes in the river's basin with a total area of about 268 square kilometres (103 sq mi).[3] The Logancha meteorite crater is also located in the Vivi basin.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Russian State Water Register - Vivi River
- ^ Поврежденный самолет Ан-2 найден в Красноярском крае, людей на борту не обнаружено - tayga.info
- ^ a b Виви (река в Красноярском крае), Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M, 1969-1978.
- ^ Google Earth