The Kan (Russian: Кан) river is a right tributary of the Yenisey in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia, Russia. It is 629-kilometre (391 mi) long and drains a basin of 36,900 square kilometres (14,200 sq mi).[1] Its valley forms the southern boundary of the Yenisey Range.[2]
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Yenisey |
• coordinates | 56°30′43″N 93°47′28″E / 56.512°N 93.791°E |
| Length | 629 km (391 mi) |
| Basin size | 36,900 km2 (14,200 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Yenisey→ Kara Sea |
Course edit
The headwaters of the river rise in the Sayan Mountains and flow from there in a northerly direction through Kansk and then in a westerly direction through Zelenogorsk, entering Yenisei at Ust-Kan, 69 kilometres (43 mi) north-east of Krasnoyarsk.
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Река КАН in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Енисейский кряж, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
Notes edit
- Material translated from the Russian Wikipedia article.
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