Angara
River in Irkutsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai, south-east Siberia, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Angara (Russian: Ангара́, [ənɡɐˈra]; Buryat: Ангар, Angar, lit. "Cleft"[citation needed]) is a major river in Siberia, which traces a course through Russia's Irkutsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai. It drains out of Lake Baikal and is the headwater tributary of the Yenisey.[3] It is 1,849 kilometres (1,149 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 1,039,000 square kilometres (401,000 sq mi).[1] It was formerly known as the Lower or Nizhnyaya Angara (distinguishing it from the Upper Angara).[4] Below its junction with the Ilim, it was formerly known as the Upper Tunguska (Russian: Верхняя Тунгуска, Verhnyaya Tunguska, distinguishing it from the Lower Tunguska)[5][6] and, with the names reversed, as the Lower Tunguska.[7]
Angara | |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Regions | Irkutsk Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lake Baikal |
• location | Baykal, Irkutsk Oblast |
• coordinates | 51.867°N 104.818°E / 51.867; 104.818 |
• elevation | 389 m (1,276 ft) |
Mouth | Yenisey |
• location | Lesosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai |
• coordinates | 58.102°N 92.991°E / 58.102; 92.991 |
• elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
Length | 1,849 km (1,149 mi)[1] to 1,779 km (1,105 mi)[2] |
Basin size | 1,039,000 km2 (401,000 sq mi)[1] to 1,056,000 km2 (408,000 sq mi)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | Confluence of the Yenisey (near mouth) |
• average | 4,530 m3/s (160,000 cu ft/s) to 4,980 m3/s (176,000 cu ft/s)[2] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Yenisey→ Kara Sea |