Yenisey

Also known as Yenisei, Enisey, Jenisej, River Yenisei, R. Yenisei, Yenisei River, Yenisei R.

The Yenisey or Yenisei (, ; , ) is the fifth-longest river system in the world, and the largest to drain into the Arctic Ocean.

AI overview

The Yenisey is one of the world's longest rivers, flowing through Siberia and emptying into the Arctic Ocean. It matters because it's the largest river system that drains into the Arctic, making it an important geographic feature and a significant source of water for the region.

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Key facts

River.name: Yenisey
River.name_etymology: from either Old Kyrgyz (Ene-Sai, 'mother river') or Evenki (Ionəssi, 'big water')
River.image: Слияние рек Енисей.jpg
River.image_caption: The confluence of the rivers Kaa-Khem and Piy-Khem near Kyzyl
River.map: Yeniseirivermap.png
River.map_caption: The Yenisey basin, including Lake Baikal
River.mapframe: yes
River.mapframe zoom: 2
River.subdivision_type1: Country
River.subdivision_name1: Mongolia, Russia
River.subdivision_type3: Region
River.subdivision_name3: Tuva, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Khakassia, Irkutsk Oblast, Buryatia, Zabaykalsky Krai
River.subdivision_type5: Cities
River.subdivision_name5: Kyzyl, Shagonar, Sayanogorsk, Abakan, Divnogorsk, Krasnoyarsk, Yeniseysk, Lesosibirsk, Igarka, Dudinka
River.discharge1_location: Igarka, Russia (Basin size ; )
River.discharge1_avg: (Period of data: 1971–2015) (Period of data: 1999–2008)
River.source1: Mungaragiyn-Gol
River.source1_location: ridge Dod-Taygasyn-Noroo, Mongolia

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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections

Contents

Etymology
Geography
Tributaries
Lake Baikal
Brekhovskie Islands
Flora and fauna
Taimyr reindeer herd
Navigation
History
Pollution
Gallery
See also
Notes
References
External links

The Yenisey or Yenisei (, ; , ) is the fifth-longest river system in the world, and the largest to drain into the Arctic Ocean.

Rising in Mungaragiyn-gol in Mongolia, it follows a northerly course through Lake Baikal and the Krasnoyarsk Dam before draining into the Yenisey Gulf in the Kara Sea. The Yenisey divides the Western Siberian Plain in the west from the Central Siberian Plateau to the east; it drains a large part of central Siberia. Its delta is formed between the Gyda Peninsula and the Taymyr Peninsula.

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