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Siberian Uvaly
Siberian Uvaly (russian: Сибирские Увалы) is a hilly region in the central part of the West Siberian Plain, Russia. A sector of the hills is a protected area under the name Upper Taz Nature Reserve, which was established in December 1986. The area is sparsely populated. Only a few settlements, such as Beloyarsky town, are located in the Siberian Uvaly. Geography The hilly area falls within the Khanty-Mansi and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs of Tyumen Oblast. It extends roughly from west to east between the Ob and the basin of the Yeloguy river, a tributary of the Yenisei. The Central Ob Lowland (Средне-Обская низменность) stretches to the south and the Nadym and Taz lowlands to the north. The Uvaly form a drainage divide between the right tributaries of the Ob and the upper course of the Kazym, Nadym, Pur and Taz river basins. The word "Uval" (russian: Увал) refers to an elongated hill with a flat, slightly convex or wavy top and ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Siberian Plain
The West Siberian Plain (russian: За́падно-Сиби́рская равни́на ''Zapadno-Sibirskaya ravnina'') is a large plain that occupies the western portion of Siberia, between the Ural Mountains in the west and the Yenisei River in the east, and by the Altai Mountains on the southeast. Much of the plain is poorly drained and consists of some of the world's largest swamps and floodplains. Important cities include Chelyabinsk, Novosibirsk, Omsk, and Tomsk, as well as Surgut and Nizhnevartovsk. Winters on the West Siberian Plain are harsh and long. The climate of most of the plain areas is either subarctic or continental. The plain had large petroleum and natural gas reserves. Most of Russia’s oil and gas production was extracted from this area during the 1970s and 80s. Geography The West Siberian Plain is located east of the Ural Mountains mostly in the territory of Russia. It is one of the Great Russian Regions and has been described as the world's largest un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadym
Nadym (russian: Нады́м, Selkup: Ня́рэм, Nấrém) is a town in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the river Nadym. The population has fluctuated: Etymology There are three several translations from the Nenets language: # ''"nyadey ya"'' – mossy place # ''"ngede ya"'' – dry, grassy hill # ''"nyada yam"'' – land of the Nyadong family History The first mention of the city's name appears at the end of the 16th century. The name "Nadym" appears on Russian maps from the end of the 17th century, and the river Nadym was noted in published form at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries in the "Drawing Book of Siberia" by Russian geographer, cartographer and topographer, Semyon Remezov and sons, composed in 1699–1701. On the map of Tobolsk province of 1802, Nadym was already marked as having significant population. Today it's located 32 kilometers from the mouth of the river Nadym, referred to as Nadym mound.Надымский район > Горо ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolka (Taz)
The Tolka (russian: Толька; Selkup: Толь-кы) is a river in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It has a length of and a drainage basin area of . The river flows north of the Arctic Circle, across territories of the Krasnoselkupsky District marked by permafrost and swamps. Course The Tolka is one of the main tributaries of the Taz. It is formed in the Siberian Uvaly hills, at the confluence of rivers Ai-Emtoryogan and Pyantymyogan. In its upper course the river heads roughly westwards across the tundra. After a long stretch it bends and meanders in a northeastern direction. Finally, south of the shore of lake Lake Chyortovo (Lozil-To), it bends eastwards, meandering until it meets the left bank of the Taz from its mouth in the Taz Estuary of the Kara Sea.Google Earth Tributaries The main tributaries of the Tolka are the long Varky-Chyuelky (Варкы-Чюэлькы) and the long Kypa-Kelilky (Кыпа-Кэлилькы) on the left. There are numerous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyamin (river)
The Lyamin ( rus, Лямин) is a river in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ..., a right tributary of the Ob. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . References {{reflist Rivers of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolikyogan
The Kolikyogan (russian: Коликъёган, Federal Service for Geodesy and Cartography of Russia, 1999, p. 187 also Колекъёган, often written ''Kolik"yegan'' or ''Kolik'egan'') is a river in the of Russia. It is a right-hand tributary of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pim (river)
The Pim is a river in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Ob. It is long, with a drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ... of . The average discharge from its mouth is . The river is frozen over from the end of November until May. The town of Lyantor is along the Pim. References Rivers of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug {{Russia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poluy
The Poluy (russian: Полуй) is a river in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, a right tributary of the Ob. It is long, with a drainage basin of . It flows into the Ob near the city Salekhard. in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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Tromyogan
The Tromyogan (russian: Тромъёган) is a river in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, a tributary of the Ob. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Course The Tromyogan is a right tributary of the Ob river. It has its sources in the Siberian Uvaly. The river flows to the north of the Vatinsky Yogan basin. Tributaries The main tributary of the Tromyogan is the long Agan on the right. See also *List of rivers of Russia References External links Articlein the Great Soviet Encyclopedia The ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' (GSE; ) is one of the largest Russian-language encyclopedias, published in the Soviet Union from 1926 to 1990. After 2002, the encyclopedia's data was partially included into the later ''Bolshaya rossiyskaya e ... {{Authority control Rivers of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Central Siberian Plateau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vatinsky Yogan
The Vatinsky Yogan (russian: Ватинский Ёган) is a river in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The river is long and has a catchment area of . The Vatinsky Yogan flows across the Central Siberian Plateau. Its basin is located in the Nizhnevartovsky District. Except for Vysoky there are no permanent settlements along the course of the river, but there are important oil and gas deposits. Course The Vatinsky Yogan is a right tributary of the Ob river. It has its sources in the southern slopes of the Agansky Yuval, a low hilly area of the Siberian Uvaly. The river flows slowly among swamps south of the Tromyogan basin in an area of numerous small lakes. To the southeast lies the basin of the Vakh river. The Vatinsky Yogan heads generally in a western and southwestern direction and in its lower course it bends and flows for a stretch in a roughly WNW direction parallel to the Ob. Finally it meets the right bank of the Ob from its mouth. The channel of the river is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
