| Tanama Танама | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Relief_Map_of_Krasnoyarsk_Krai.jpg)  Mouth location in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Tyumen Oblast Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Gyda Peninsula |
| • coordinates | 69°14′8″N 81°21′10″E / 69.23556°N 81.35278°E |
| • elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Mouth | Yenisey |
• coordinates | 70°27′22″N 82°8′36″E / 70.45611°N 82.14333°E |
• elevation | 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) |
| Length | 521 km (324 mi) |
| Basin size | 23,100 km2 (8,900 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Yenisey→ Kara Sea |
The Tanama (Russian: Танама) is a river in northern Siberia, Russia. It is one of the main tributaries of the Yenisey.[1]
The Tanama is 521 kilometres (324 mi) long, and the area of its basin is 23,100 square kilometres (8,900 sq mi).[2] The river has the highest water level in July and the lowest during the winter.[1] It flows through desolate, uninhabited areas and there are no permanent settlements along its course.
- ^ a b Танама, Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov - 3rd ed. - M, 1969-1978. (in Russian)
- ^ Russian State Water Register - Tanama River (in Russian)