Misplaced Pages

Khatanga (river): Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editContent deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 07:50, 15 October 2010 editOttaSotta (talk | contribs)214 editsm spelling← Previous edit Latest revision as of 09:12, 1 November 2024 edit undoMonkbot (talk | contribs)Bots3,695,952 editsm Task 20: replace {lang-??} templates with {langx|??} ‹See Tfd› (Replaced 1);Tag: AWB 
(42 intermediate revisions by 31 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox river
{{Other uses|Khatanga (disambiguation)}}
| name = Khatanga
⚫ ]
| image =
| image_caption =
| source1 = confluence of ] and ]
| source1_elevation =
| mouth = ]
| mouth_location =
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|73|11|14|N|106|12|25|E|region:RU-KYA_type:waterbody_source:kolossus-etwiki|display=it}}
| progression = ]
| river_system=]
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = ]
| length = {{cvt|227|km|mi|abbr=on}}
(Khatanga–] {{cvt|1,636|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name=gvr>{{GVR|232522|Река Хатанга (Котуй, Сейси)}}</ref>
| discharge1_location=Near mouth
| discharge1_avg = (Period: 1984–2018){{cvt|102|km3/year|m3/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="Recent changes to Arctic river discharge">{{cite journal|journal=Nature Communications|doi=10.1038/s41467-021-27228-1|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-27228-1#citeas|last1=Dongmei|first1=Feng|last2=Colin|first2=J. Gleason|last3=Peirong|first3=Lin|last4=Xiao|first4=Yang|last5=Ming|first5=Pan|last6=Yuta|first6=Ishitsuka|title=Recent changes to Arctic river discharge|date=2021|volume=12|number=6917|pmc=8617260}}</ref>
| basin_size = {{cvt|364,000|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}<ref>, ]</ref>
| tributaries_left = ], ], Malaya Balakhnya
| tributaries_right = ], Nizhnyaya, Bludnaya, ]
| pushpin_map = Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai#Russia
| pushpin_map_size =
| pushpin_map_caption= Mouth location in ], Russia
}}
⚫ ]


The '''Khatanga River''' ({{lang-ru|Хатанга}}) is a ] in ] in ]. It begins at the ] of the rivers ] and ]. The Khatanga River is {{convert|227|km|mi}} long; the ] of its ] is 364,000&nbsp;km². It flows into the ] of the ], forming an ]. There are more than 112,000 ]s (11,600&nbsp;km²) in the basin of the river. The '''Khatanga''' ({{langx|ru|Хатанга}}) is a river in ] in ]. The river is navigable. The ] of ] is located on the river.


==Course==
The Khatanga River freezes up in the late September&ndash;early October and breaks up in the early June. Its main tributaries are the ], ], ], ], and ]. The Khatanga River teems with different kinds of ], including ], ], ], ], ], ], and others. The river is navigable. The ] ] is located on the river.
It begins at the ] of the rivers ] and ]. The Khatanga is {{cvt|227|km|mi|abbr=on}} long ({{cvt|1636|km|mi|abbr=on}} including its headwater Kotuy);<ref name=gvr>{{GVR|232522|Река Хатанга (Котуй, Сейси)}}</ref> the ] of its ] is {{cvt|364,000|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.<ref>, ]</ref> It flows into the ] of the ], forming an ]. There are more than 112,000 ]s, with a total surface area of {{convert|11600|km2|mi2}}, in the basin of the river.

The Khatanga freezes up in late September&ndash;early October and breaks up in early June. Its main tributaries are the ], ], ], ], and ].

==Fauna==
The Khatanga teems with different kinds of ], including ], ], ], ], ], ], among others.


==History== ==History==
Line 14: Line 43:
| publisher = Cambridge University Press | publisher = Cambridge University Press
| year = 2010 | year = 2010
⚫ }}</ref>
| isbn =
| url =
⚫ | page = }}</ref>


==See also== ==See also==
* ]
*]
* Katanga, name for the upper course of the river ]


==References== ==References==
{{Reflist}} {{Reflist}}


==External links==
⚫ {{coord missing|Russia}}
*{{commonscat-inline|Khatanga River}}

⚫ {{Portal bar|Russia}}
{{Authority control}}


{{GSE}}
] ]
] ]
]


⚫ {{KrasnoyarskKrai-geo-stub}}


⚫ {{KrasnoyarskKrai-geo-stub}}
]
{{FarEast-Russia-river-stub}}
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]

Latest revision as of 09:12, 1 November 2024

River in Russia
Khatanga
Khatanga (river) is located in Krasnoyarsk KraiKhatanga (river)Mouth location in Krasnoyarsk Krai, RussiaShow map of Krasnoyarsk KraiKhatanga (river) is located in RussiaKhatanga (river)Khatanga (river) (Russia)Show map of Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of Kotuy and Kheta
MouthLaptev Sea
 • coordinates73°11′14″N 106°12′25″E / 73.18722°N 106.20694°E / 73.18722; 106.20694
Length227 km (141 mi) (Khatanga–Kotuy 1,636 km (1,017 mi)
Basin size364,000 km (141,000 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationNear mouth
 • average(Period: 1984–2018)102 km/a (3,200 m/s)
Basin features
ProgressionLaptev Sea
River systemKhatanga River
Tributaries 
 • leftKheta, Novaya, Malaya Balakhnya
 • rightKotuy, Nizhnyaya, Bludnaya, Popigay
Map of the Khatanga drainage basin, including the Kheta (to the north) and Kotuy (to the south)

The Khatanga (Russian: Хатанга) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia. The river is navigable. The river port of Khatanga is located on the river.

Course

It begins at the confluence of the rivers Kotuy and Kheta. The Khatanga is 227 km (141 mi) long (1,636 km (1,017 mi) including its headwater Kotuy); the area of its basin is 364,000 km (141,000 sq mi). It flows into the Khatanga Gulf of the Laptev Sea, forming an estuary. There are more than 112,000 lakes, with a total surface area of 11,600 square kilometres (4,500 sq mi), in the basin of the river.

The Khatanga freezes up in late September–early October and breaks up in early June. Its main tributaries are the Nizhnyaya, Bludnaya, Popigay, Novaya, and Malaya Balakhnya.

Fauna

The Khatanga teems with different kinds of fish, including ryapushka, omul, muksun, white salmon, taimen, loach, among others.

History

Russian fur traders first reached the Khatanga about 1611.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Река Хатанга (Котуй, Сейси) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. Хатанга, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  3. Dongmei, Feng; Colin, J. Gleason; Peirong, Lin; Xiao, Yang; Ming, Pan; Yuta, Ishitsuka (2021). "Recent changes to Arctic river discharge". Nature Communications. 12 (6917). doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27228-1. PMC 8617260.
  4. Хатанга, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  5. Armstrong, Terence (2010). Russian Settlement in the North. Cambridge University Press.

External links

Portal:


Stub icon

This Krasnoyarsk Krai location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article related to a river in the Russian Far East is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: