Shangina

Shangina
Шангина / Шангин
Shangina is located in Sakha Republic
Shangina
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia
Location
Federal subjectYakutia, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationAlazeya Plateau
 • coordinates68°26′30″N 147°59′30″E / 68.44167°N 147.99167°E / 68.44167; 147.99167
MouthIndigirka
 • location
Near Ozhogino
 • coordinates
69°08′31″N 147°34′33″E / 69.14194°N 147.57583°E / 69.14194; 147.57583
Length344 km (214 mi)
Basin size5,750 km2 (2,220 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionIndigirkaEast Siberian Sea

The Shangina (Russian: Шангина; Yakut: Шангин, Şangin) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It has a length of 344 kilometres (214 mi) and a drainage basin of 5,750 square kilometres (2,220 sq mi).[1]

It is a right tributary of the Indigirka, flowing across the Middle Kolyma and Aby districts. The river usually freezes in early October and stays frozen until late May or early June.

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