Minusinsk Hollow

Minusinsk Basin or Khakass-Minusinsk Basin (Russian: Минусинская (Хакасско-Минусинская) котловина, Minusinskaya (Chakassko-Minusinskaya) kotlovina) is in Khakassia and Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia located among mountains of South Siberia.

Minusinsk Basin
Basin
Yenisey River
Yenisey River
Minusinsk Basin is located in Continental Asia
Minusinsk Basin
Minusinsk Basin
Minusinsk Basin is located in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Minusinsk Basin
Minusinsk Basin
Minusinsk Basin is located in Russia
Minusinsk Basin
Minusinsk Basin
Coordinates: 54°00′N 91°30′E

Geography
Minusinsk steppe. Painting by Vasily Surikov.

It is bounded on the west by Kuznetsk Alatau, and east by the Sayan Mountains. See Geography of South-Central Siberia. Elevation varies between 200–700 m, constituting a plain with sparse hillocks and cut by valleys.[1][2]

The Yenisey River and its major tributaries Abakan, Oia (Russian: Оя ) and Tuba flow through the valley. Its major towns are Minusinsk and Abakan. The hollow has a large number of lakes, including saltwater ones. The depression is an important agricultural area; it also has coal deposits (Minusinsk Coal Basin).[1]

References
  1. "Minusinsk Basin", an article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian)
  2. "Minusinsk Basin" (in Russian)


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