Popigay (river)
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| Popigay | |
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  Mouth location in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia  Popigay (river) (Russia) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Khatanga |
• coordinates | 72°57′38″N 106°09′14″E / 72.96056°N 106.15389°E |
| Length | 532 km (331 mi) |
| Basin size | 50,300 km2 (19,400 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Khatanga→ Laptev Sea |
The Popigay (Russian: Попигай) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Khatanga. The length of the river is 532 kilometers (331 mi). The area of its drainage basin is 50,300 square kilometers (19,400 sq mi).[1] The river has its source in the Anabar Plateau. It freezes up in October and breaks up in June. Its main tributaries are the Rassokha and Fomich.[2]
The river passes by the Popigay crater, about 900 kilometers (560 mi) northeast of Norilsk.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Река Попигай in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Попигай, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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