Siligir Силигир | |
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Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Central Siberian Plateau |
• coordinates | 67°06′44″N 113°05′44″E / 67.11222°N 113.09556°E |
• elevation | 218 m (715 ft) |
Mouth | Olenyok |
• coordinates | 68°21′20″N 114°56′16″E / 68.35556°N 114.93778°E |
• elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
Length | 220 km (140 mi) (344 km (214 mi)) |
Basin size | 13,400 km2 (5,200 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 70 m3/s (2,500 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Olenyok→Laptev Sea |
The Siligir (Russian: Силигир; Yakut: Силигир) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is the largest right tributary of the Olenyok with a length of 220 kilometres (140 mi) —344 kilometres (214 mi) long counting the Orto-Siligir stretch of its upper course. Its drainage basin area is 13,400 square kilometres (5,200 sq mi).[1]
The river flows just north of the Arctic Circle across a lonely, desolate area of Olenyoksky District devoid of settlements.[2] There are very large bitumen deposits along the Siligir basin.[3][4]