Pechora

Also known as Petchora, Pechöra

river in Northern Russia

AI overview

The Pechora is a major river in Northern Russia that flows through the Arctic region. It matters as an important waterway for transportation and as part of a significant ecosystem in Russia's far north.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: river
Country: Russia
Located in: Komi Republic
Continent: Europe
Image: Вид на реку Печора.jpg
Length: 1809

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Commons category: Pechora River
mouth of the watercourse: Pechora Sea
origin of the watercourse: Ural Mountains
category for the water basin: Category:Pechora basin
watershed area: 322000
discharge: 4100
topic's main category: Category:Pechora River
basin country: Russia
different from: Pechora
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

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Encyclopedic overview

The Pechora (Russian: Печо́ра; Komi: Печӧра; Nenets: Санэроˮ яха) is the sixth-longest river in Europe. Flowing from Northwest Russia and into the Arctic Ocean, it lies mostly in the Komi Republic but the northernmost part crosses the Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pechora” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.