| Taymyra | |
|---|---|
 Basin of the Taymyra | |
 | |
| Native name | Таймыра (Russian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Byrranga Mountains |
| • location | Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai |
| • coordinates | 74°23′24″N 95°04′23″E / 74.390°N 95.073°E |
| • elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Mouth | Kara Sea |
• location | Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai |
• coordinates | 76°06′40″N 99°47′20″E / 76.1111°N 99.7889°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 840 km (520 mi) (total) |
| Basin size | 124,000 km2 (48,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 990 m3/s (35,000 cu ft/s)[1] |
The Taymyra (Russian: Таймыра) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the middle of the Taymyr Peninsula.[2] It is about 840 kilometres (520 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 124,000 square kilometres (48,000 sq mi).[3][4]
The Taymyra is the most northerly river system of its size or greater, the largest river whose basin is wholly north of the Arctic Circle, and also the largest with a basin lying entirely above the polar tree line.[1]
- ^ a b Nilsson, Christer; Reidy, Catherine A.; Dynesius, Mats and Revenga Carmen; ‘Fragmentation and Flow Regulation of the World’s Large River Systems’; in Science; 15 April 2005: Vol. 308 no. 5720 pp. 405–408; DOI: 10.1126/science.1107887
- ^ Encyclopedia - Taymyra
- ^ Таймыра, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ "Река Нижняя Таймыра (Таймыра) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).