Kan (river)
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]
Kan | |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Yenisey |
• coordinates | 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
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.
See also
References
- "Река КАН in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- Енисейский кряж, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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