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Taz River
The Taz (russian: Таз) is a river located in western Siberia, has a length of and drains a basin estimated at . Its middle and lower course are located within Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, while its upper course borders with Krasnoyarsk Krai. The now ruined city of Mangazeya was located by the Taz. Course The Taz begins near Lake Dynda, Siberian Uvaly, a hilly area of the West Siberian Plain. It flows roughly northwestwards across largely uninhabited areas. Its mouth is in the Taz Estuary, a roughly long estuary that begins in the area of the settlement of Tazovsky and ends in the Gulf of Ob. A portage connects the Taz with the Turukhan and the Yenisey. There are numerous lakes in its basin, such as the Chyortovo. Its major tributaries include the Bolshaya Shirta and Khudosey from the right and the Tolka and Chaselka from the left.''Таз'' // Great Soviet Encyclopedia, in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969 See also *Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (YaNAO; russian: Яма́ло-Не́нецкий автоно́мный о́круг (ЯНАО), ; yrk, Ямалы-Ненёцие автономной ӈокрук, ) or Yamalia (russian: Ямалия) is a federal subject of Russia and an autonomous okrug of Tyumen Oblast. Its administrative center is the town of Salekhard, and its largest city is Noyabrsk. The 2010 Russian Census recorded its population as 522,904. The Autonomous Okrug borders Krasnoyarsk Krai to the east, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug to the south, Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Komi Republic to the west. Geography and natural history The West Siberian petroleum basin is the largest hydrocarbon (petroleum and natural gas) basin in the world covering an area of about 2.2 million km2, and is also the largest oil and gas producing region in Russia. The Nenets people are an indigenous tribe who have long survived in this region. Their prehistoric life involved subsistence hunting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Chyortovo
Lake Chyortovo or Lozil-To, also known as "Chertovo" (russian: Чёртово озеро, meaning "Devil's Lake" ; Selkup language, Selkup: Лозыль'-то) is a freshwater lake in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia.Google Earth The lake is a traditional sacred site for the indigenous Selkup people of the region. Legend says the lake is so deep it has no bottom. Geography Chyortovo is located north of the Arctic circle, in the southeastern part of the okrug. It is a chain of lakes roughly aligned from west to east. They are connected with each other by streams. The westernmost one at is known as "Upper Chyortovo". It has an hourglass shape and an island in the northern part. The largest lake is at the eastern end. The lakes' outflow is the Tolka (Taz), Tolka, a left tributary of the Taz (river), Taz, which flows very close to the east. A number of rivers flow into the lake, such as the long Pokotylky, the long Motylky, the long Orylky, the long Marylky, the long Kyty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taz Basin
Taz or TAZ may refer to: Geography *Taz (river), a river in western Siberia, Russia *Taz Estuary, the estuary of the river Taz in Russia People * Taz people, an ethnic group in Russia ** Taz language, a form of Northeastern Mandarin spoken by the Taz people * Taz Anderson (1938–2016), American football player * Taz Bentley, American rock drummer * Taz (singer), a British Indian singer * TaZ (born 1986), nickname of Wiktor Wojtas, Polish ''Counter-Strike'' player * Taz (wrestler) (born 1967), ring name of pro wrestler Peter Senerchia * Taz, Rabbi David HaLevi Segal, author of ''Turei Zahav'' Companies *Tata Ace Zip, a micro-truck built by Tata Motors in India * Trnavské automobilové závody, a Slovakian car manufacturer *Tvornica Autobusa Zagreb, a Croatian bus and truck manufacturer Science * TAZ zinc finger, zinc-containing domains found in several transcriptional co-activators *"TAZ", the gene for muscle protein tafazzin *"TAZ", a transcription regulator protein enco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Taz Nature Reserve
Upper Taz Nature Reserve (russian: Верхне-Тазовский заповедник) (also Verkhne-Tazovsky) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict nature reserve) at the geographic center of the Russia Empire. It is on the upper reaches of the Taz River, on the east-central edge of the West Siberian Plain, about 700 km north of the city of Tomsk. The reserve is one of the largest in Russia, and is an important spawning ground for fish such as salmon and trout, and also protects fur-bearing animals such as the sable and ermine. It is divided into two forests - Pokolskoe and Taz, protecting the left bank of the Ratta River. The reserve is situated in the Krasnoselkupsky District of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Topography The Upper Taz Reserve protects the basin of the Ratta River, which enters the Taz River at the northern border of the reserve. The boundaries stretch 150 km north to south, and 70 km west to east. The terrain is typical of the Upper Taz hills: hilly moraine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Russia
Russia can be divided into a European and an Asian part. The dividing line is generally considered to be the Ural Mountains. The European part is drained into the Arctic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, and Caspian Sea. The Asian part is drained into the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Notable rivers of Russia in Europe are Volga (which is the longest river in Europe), Pechora, Don, Kama, Oka and the Northern Dvina, while several other rivers originate in Russia but flow into other countries, such as the Dnieper and the Western Dvina. In Asia, important rivers are the Ob, the Irtysh, the Yenisei, the Angara, the Lena, the Amur, the Yana, the Indigirka, and the Kolyma. In the list below, the rivers are grouped by the seas or oceans into which they flow. Rivers that flow into other rivers are ordered by the proximity of their point of confluence to the mouth of the main river, i.e., the lower in the list, the more upstream. There is an alphabetical list of rivers at the end of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kara Sea 3TE
Kara or KARA may refer to: Geography Localities * Kara, Chad, a sub-prefecture * Kára, Hungary, a village * Kara, Uttar Pradesh, India, a township * Kara, Iran, a village in Lorestan Province * Kara, Republic of Dagestan, a rural locality in Dagestan, Russia * Kara, Sardauna, a village in Sardauna, Nigeria * Kara, Bougainville, a town on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea * Kara, Togo, a city in northern Togo ** Kara Region ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kara, Togo * Gaya confederacy or Kara, a former confederation in the southern Korean peninsula * Kara crater, a meteorite crater in northern Russia Rivers, Seas * Kara (river), a river in northern Russia, flowing into the Kara Sea * Kara River (other), other rivers named Kara * Kara Lake, Bolivia * Kara Sea, a sea in the Arctic Ocean * Kara Strait, a strait in Russia People * Kara (name), a surname and given name, and a list of people with the name * Kara people, an ethnic group in Sudan they exceed 100,000 mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taz River Basin Map
Taz or TAZ may refer to: Geography *Taz (river), a river in western Siberia, Russia *Taz Estuary, the estuary of the river Taz in Russia People * Taz people, an ethnic group in Russia ** Taz language, a form of Northeastern Mandarin spoken by the Taz people * Taz Anderson (1938–2016), American football player * Taz Bentley, American rock drummer * Taz (singer), a British Indian singer * TaZ (born 1986), nickname of Wiktor Wojtas, Polish ''Counter-Strike'' player * Taz (wrestler) (born 1967), ring name of pro wrestler Peter Senerchia * Taz, Rabbi David HaLevi Segal, author of ''Turei Zahav'' Companies *Tata Ace Zip, a micro-truck built by Tata Motors in India * Trnavské automobilové závody, a Slovakian car manufacturer *Tvornica Autobusa Zagreb, a Croatian bus and truck manufacturer Science * TAZ zinc finger, zinc-containing domains found in several transcriptional co-activators *"TAZ", the gene for muscle protein tafazzin *"TAZ", a transcription regulator protein enco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 entsiklopediya'' (or '' Great Russian Encyclopedia'') in an updated and revised form. The GSE claimed to be "the first Marxist–Leninist general-purpose encyclopedia". Origins The idea of the ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' emerged in 1923 on the initiative of Otto Schmidt, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In early 1924 Schmidt worked with a group which included Mikhail Pokrovsky, (rector of the Institute of Red Professors), Nikolai Meshcheryakov (Former head of the Glavit, the State Administration of Publishing Affairs), Valery Bryusov (poet), Veniamin Kagan (mathematician) and Konstantin Kuzminsky to draw up a proposal which was agreed to in April 1924. Also involved was Anatoly Lunacharsky, People's Commissar of Education ... [...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] |
Khudosey
The Khudosey (russian: Худосей) is a river in the West Siberian Plain, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Taz. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Course Its source is in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and after about downstream it crosses into Krasnoyarsk Krai. It meets the right bank of the Taz from its mouth in the Taz Estuary of the Kara Sea.Google Earth Tributaries The main tributaries of the Khudosey are the long Kashky (Кашкы) and the long Pokalky (Покалькы) on the right, as well as the long Limpypitylky (Лимпыпитылькы) on the left. The river is frozen between late October and late May. See also *List of rivers of Russia Russia can be divided into a European and an Asian part. The dividing line is generally considered to be the Ural Mountains. The European part is drained into the Arctic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, and Caspian Sea. The Asian part is drained into ... References Rivers of Yamalo-Nenets Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolshaya Shirta , a volcanic massif in the Kamchatka Peninsula
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Bolshaya (Russian language for "big") may refer to: * Bolshaya, Arkhangelsk, a village * Bolshaya chistka, "Great Purge", the 1936–1938 Soviet purge * Bolshaya Izhora, an urban locality in the Lomonosovsky District of Leningrad Oblast * Bolshaya Muksalma, one of the Solovetsky Islands * Bolshaya Polyana, the name of several locations in Russia * Bolshaya Pyora River (Amur Oblast), a river in the Amur Oblast * Bolshaya (river) a river on the Kamchatka Peninsula * Bolshaya Udina Udina (russian: Удина) is a volcanic massif located in the central part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It comprises two conical stratovolcanoes: Bolshaya Udina (2,920 m) and Malaya Udina (1,945 m). The basaltic Malaya Udina rises above ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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