Taymyr River
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The Taymyr River is a roughly 400 mi (640 km) long river in the middle of the Taymyr Peninsula
in the Krasnoyarsk Krai
administrative region of the Russian Federation.
Taymyr Peninsula
The Taymyr Peninsula is a peninsula in the Far North of Russia, in the Siberian Federal District, that forms the northernmost part of mainland Eurasia and Asia...
in the Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai is a federal subject of Russia . It is the second largest federal subject after the Sakha Republic, and Russia's largest krai, occupying an area of , which is 13% of the country's total territory. The administrative center of the krai is the city of Krasnoyarsk...
administrative region of the Russian Federation.
Parts
- The Upper Taymyr flows into Lake TaymyrLake TaymyrLake Taymyr is a lake of the central regions of the Taymyr Peninsula in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian Federation. It is located south of the Byrranga Mountains....
from the west and is the largest river flowing into the lake basin. Its main tributary is the Logata, coming from the right.
- The Lower Taimyr flows out of Lake Taymyr northwards across the Byrranga mountain regionByrranga MountainsThe Byrranga Mountains are a mountain range in the middle of the Taymyr Peninsula, Siberia, Russia, located north and west of Lake Taymyr. They run for about 1,100 km, forming a looping curve that runs roughly in a southwest to northeast direction...
into the Taymyr GulfTaymyr GulfThe Taymyr Gulf is a gulf in the Kara Sea that includes the estuary of the Lower Taymyr River. The estuary opens roughly northwestwise from the western coast of the Taymyr Peninsula into the eastern expanses of the Kara Sea, widening from about 4 km at the river's mouth to about 20 km...
. The river's mouth forms an estuary where its waters join the Kara SeaKara SeaThe Kara Sea is part of the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia. It is separated from the Barents Sea to the west by the Kara Strait and Novaya Zemlya, and the Laptev Sea to the east by the Severnaya Zemlya....
. The Lower Taymyr River freezes up in late September—early October and stays under the ice until June on an average year. Its main tributary is the Shrenk, coming from the left.