Anabar (river)

Anabar
Анабар / Анаабыр
The Anabar near the mouth of the Polovinnaya
Anabar river basin
Anabar (river) is located in Sakha Republic
Anabar (river)
Location of the mouth
Anabar (river) is located in Russia
Anabar (river)
Anabar (river) (Russia)
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Malaya Kuonamka and Bolshaya Kuonamka
 • locationOlenyoksky District, Sakha
 • coordinates70°46′16″N 113°20′13″E / 70.77111°N 113.33694°E / 70.77111; 113.33694
 • elevation16 m (52 ft)
MouthLaptev Sea
 • location
Anabar Bay
 • coordinates
73°12′19″N 113°33′24″E / 73.2052°N 113.5567°E / 73.2052; 113.5567
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length380 km (240 mi) (939 km (583 mi))
Basin size100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average498 m3/s (17,600 cu ft/s)

The Anabar (Russian: Анабар, romanized: Anabar, in its upper course: Большая Куонамка Bolshaya Kuonamka; Yakut: Анаабыр, romanized: Anaabır) is a river in Sakha, Russia. It is 380 kilometres (240 mi) long (939 km (583 mi) counting the 559 km (347 mi) long Bolshaya Kuonamka ("Big Kuonamka") stretch of its upper course) and has a drainage basin of 100,000 square kilometres (39,000 sq mi).[1]

  1. ^ "Река Анабар (Бол. Куонапка) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).