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| The '''Anabar River''' ({{Lang-ru|Анабар}}) is a ] in ], ], located just west of the ]. Its catchment extends into the ] that form the highest part of the ]. | The '''Anabar River''' ({{Lang-ru|Анабар}}) is a ] in ], ], located just west of the ]. Its catchment extends into the ] that form the highest part of the ]. | ||
| Its mean annual discharge is approximately |
Its mean annual discharge is approximately {{convert|500|m3/s|cuft/s}}, concentrated heavily in early summer when the ice that covers the river for most of the year thaws. The ] is believed to be the easternmost ] in Russia – defining the point at which the climate during the ] became too dry for ] to form – one notices a quite clear transition from fjords to deltas at river mouths when the ] ] is reached shortly to the east. | ||
| The basin of the Anabar river is notable as the location of the largest concentration of ] deposits in the world outside of ] and ]. These deposits made the ] into one of the world's largest producers of diamonds, and remain the economic mainstay of the area. | The basin of the Anabar river is notable as the location of the largest concentration of ] deposits in the world outside of ] and ]. These deposits made the ] into one of the world's largest producers of diamonds, and remain the economic mainstay of the area. | ||
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71°37′55″N 113°54′00″E / 71.632°N 113.900°E / 71.632; 113.900
River| Anabar | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Laptev Sea |
| Length | 939 km (583 mi) |
The Anabar River (Template:Lang-ru) is a river in Sakha, Russia, located just west of the Lena River. Its catchment extends into the Putoran Mountains that form the highest part of the Central Siberian Plateau.
Its mean annual discharge is approximately 500 cubic metres per second (18,000 cu ft/s), concentrated heavily in early summer when the ice that covers the river for most of the year thaws. The Gulf of Anabar is believed to be the easternmost fjord in Russia – defining the point at which the climate during the Last Glacial Maximum became too dry for glaciers to form – one notices a quite clear transition from fjords to deltas at river mouths when the Lena River delta is reached shortly to the east.
The basin of the Anabar river is notable as the location of the largest concentration of diamond deposits in the world outside of Africa and Australia. These deposits made the Soviet Union into one of the world's largest producers of diamonds, and remain the economic mainstay of the area.
History
Historically Evenks have inhabited the basin of the Anabar River. Vasiliy Sychev was the first Russian to reach the river in 1643.
References
- Forsyth, James (1992). A History of the Peoples of Siberia: Russia's North Asian colony 1581-1990. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Armstrong, Terence (2010). Russian Settlement in the North. Cambridge University Press.
- Holland, Clive (1994). Arctic Exploration and Development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915: an encyclopedia. New York: Garland.