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Khatanga (other)
Khatanga may refer to: *Khatanga, Russia, a rural locality (a ''selo'') in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia * Khatanga, West Bengal, gram panchayat in India *Khatanga Airport, an airport in Krasnoyarsk Krai *Khatanga (river), a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia *Khatanga Gulf The Khatanga Gulf or Khatanga Bay (russian: Хатангский залив) is a large tidal estuary in the Laptev Sea. It is relatively narrow, its length being with a maximum width of . Geography The Bolshoy Begichev Island divides the gulf i ..., a gulf at the Taymyr Peninsula See also * Katanga (other) {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khatanga, Russia
Khatanga (russian: Хатанга) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Khatanga River on the Taymyr Peninsula. It is one of the northernmost inhabited localities in Russia. Its elevation is above sea level. As of the 2002 Census, its population was 3,450. The name Khatanga means "large water" in the local Evenki language. The locality is known to have existed since the 17th century. It is served by the Khatanga Airport. Khatanga is relatively close to the Popigai impact structure, an asteroid impact structure and geological formation located in northern Siberia. The crater has been noted since September 2012 as a potential source of a significant new global supply of industrial diamonds. Economy Tourism Khatanga is sometimes visited by Western sightseers touring the surrounding natural wilderness in Siberia. It has a hotel, a natural history museum, and weather reporting stations. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khatanga Airport
Khatanga Airport is an airport in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia located southeast of Khatanga (village), Khatanga. It is a major airfield servicing medium-sized airliners. Interceptor aircraft were based here in the 1970s, and the airfield may have been home to deployments from Bratsk. Today it serves as a hub for North Pole tourist expeditions via Sredny Ostrov; however, the Arctic regions still remain sensitive military zones and Khatanga is the first stop requiring entry permission from Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, Federal Security Service border guards. One of its uses is as a diversion airport if a twin-engine airliner experiences engine problems while flying over Siberia; however, the airport is only equipped for landings during good weather. Airlines and destinations ReferencesRussianAirFields.com Russian Air Force bases Soviet Air Force bases Airports built in the Soviet Union Airports in Krasnoyarsk Krai {{Russia-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khatanga (river)
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 long ( including its headwater Kotuy); the area of its basin is . It flows into the of the , forming an |
Khatanga Gulf
The Khatanga Gulf or Khatanga Bay (russian: Хатангский залив) is a large tidal estuary in the Laptev Sea. It is relatively narrow, its length being with a maximum width of . Geography The Bolshoy Begichev Island divides the gulf into two straits: Northern Strait ( wide) and Eastern Strait ( wide). The maximum depth of the gulf is . The Khatanga River and the Popigay River flow out into the Khatanga Gulf. The shores of the gulf are high, steep, and indented. The tides are semidiurnal reaching up to . The Khatanga Gulf is covered with ice most of the year. The shores of the Khatanga Bay are generally raised, consisting of low tundra cliffs, as well as sandstone and mudstone cliffs and sedimentation areas. Since the administrative border cuts across this area, the northern and western parts of the Khatanga Bay belong to the Krasnoyarsk Krai, while its southeastern side belongs to the Sakha administrative region of the Russian Federation. The former settlement and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
