| Kan | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Yenisey |
| • coordinates | 56°30′43″N 93°47′28″E / 56.512°N 93.791°E / 56.512; 93.791 |
| Length | 629 km (391 mi) |
| Basin size | 36,900 km (14,200 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Yenisey→ Kara Sea |
The Kan (Russian: Кан) river is a right tributary of the Yenisey in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia, Russia. It is 629-kilometre (391 mi) long and drains a basin of 36,900 square kilometres (14,200 sq mi). Its valley forms the southern boundary of the Yenisey Range.
Course
The headwaters of the river rise in the Sayan Mountains and flow from there in a northerly direction through Kansk and then in a westerly direction through Zelenogorsk, entering Yenisei at Ust-Kan, 69 kilometres (43 mi) north-east of Krasnoyarsk.
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See also
References
- "Река КАН in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- Енисейский кряж, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
Notes
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