Popigay_(river)

Popigay (river)

Popigay (river)

River in Russia

The Popigay (Russian: Попигай) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Khatanga. The length of the river is 532 kilometers (331 mi). The area of its drainage basin is 50,300 square kilometers (19,400 sq mi).[1] The river has its source in the Anabar Plateau. It freezes up in October and breaks up in June. Its main tributaries are the Rassokha and Fomich.[2]

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The river passes by the Popigay crater, about 900 kilometers (560 mi) northeast of Norilsk.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Река Попигай in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. [2]
    Попигай, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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