Taymyra
The Taymyra (Russian: Таймыра) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the middle of the Taymyr Peninsula. It is about 840 kilometres (520 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 124,000 square kilometres (48,000 sq mi).
| 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 |
| • elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Mouth | Kara Sea |
• location | Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai |
• coordinates | 76°06′40″N 99°47′20″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) |
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.
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