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{{Infobox river
{{Other uses|Khatanga (disambiguation)}}
| name = Khatanga
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[[File:Khatangarivermap.png|thumb|200px|Map of the Khatanga River drainage basin, including the Kheta River (to the north) and Kotuy River (to the south)]]
| image =
| image_caption =
| source1 = confluence of [[Kotuy]] and [[Kheta (river)|Kheta]]
| source1_elevation =
| mouth = [[Laptev Sea]]
| mouth_location =
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|73|11|14|N|106|12|25|E|region:RU-KYA_type:waterbody_source:kolossus-etwiki|display=it}}
| progression = [[Laptev Sea]]
| river_system=[[Khatanga River]]
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[Russia]]
| length = {{cvt|227|km|mi|abbr=on}}
(Khatanga–[[Kotuy]] {{cvt|1,636|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name=gvr>{{GVR|232522|Река Хатанга (Котуй, Сейси)}}</ref>
| discharge1_location=Near mouth
| discharge1_avg = (Period: 1984–2018){{cvt|102|km3/year|m3/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="Recent changes to Arctic river discharge">{{cite journal|journal=Nature Communications|doi=10.1038/s41467-021-27228-1|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-27228-1#citeas|last1=Dongmei|first1=Feng|last2=Colin|first2=J. Gleason|last3=Peirong|first3=Lin|last4=Xiao|first4=Yang|last5=Ming|first5=Pan|last6=Yuta|first6=Ishitsuka|title=Recent changes to Arctic river discharge|date=2021|volume=12|number=6917|pmc=8617260}}</ref>
| basin_size = {{cvt|364,000|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}<ref>[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article118610.html Хатанга], [[Great Soviet Encyclopedia]]</ref>
| tributaries_left = [[Kheta (river)|Kheta]], [[Novaya (river)|Novaya]], Malaya Balakhnya
| tributaries_right = [[Kotuy]], Nizhnyaya, Bludnaya, [[Popigay (river)|Popigay]]
| pushpin_map = Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai#Russia
| pushpin_map_size =
| pushpin_map_caption= Mouth location in [[Krasnoyarsk Krai]], Russia
}}
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[[File:Khatangarivermap.png|thumb|200px|Map of the Khatanga drainage basin, including the Kheta (to the north) and Kotuy (to the south)]]


The '''Khatanga River''' ({{lang-ru|Хатанга}}) is a [[river]] in [[Krasnoyarsk Krai]] in [[Russia]]. It begins at the [[confluence (geography)|confluence]] of the rivers [[Kotuy River|Kotuy]] and [[Kheta River|Kheta]]. The Khatanga River is {{convert|227|km|mi}} long; the [[area]] of its [[drainage basin|basin]] is 364,000&nbsp;km². It flows into the [[Khatanga Gulf]] of the [[Laptev Sea]], forming an [[estuary]]. There are more than 112,000 [[lake]]s (11,600&nbsp;km²) in the basin of the river.
The '''Khatanga''' ({{lang-ru|Хатанга}}) is a river in [[Krasnoyarsk Krai]] in [[Russia]]. The river is navigable. The [[river port]] of [[Khatanga, Russia|Khatanga]] is located on the river.


==Course==
The Khatanga River freezes up in the late September&ndash;early October and breaks up in the early June. Its main tributaries are the [[Nizhnyaya River]], [[Bludnaya River]], [[Popigay River]], [[Novaya River]], and [[Malaya Balakhnya]]. The Khatanga River teems with different kinds of [[fish]], including [[Coregonus albula|ryapushka]], [[omul]], [[muksun]], [[Coho salmon|white salmon]], [[Hucho taimen|taimen]], [[loach (fish)|loach]], and others. The river is navigable. The [[riverport]] [[Khatanga (village)|Khatanga]] is located on this river.
It begins at the [[confluence (geography)|confluence]] of the rivers [[Kotuy]] and [[Kheta (river)|Kheta]]. The Khatanga is {{cvt|227|km|mi|abbr=on}} long ({{cvt|1636|km|mi|abbr=on}} including its headwater Kotuy);<ref name=gvr>{{GVR|232522|Река Хатанга (Котуй, Сейси)}}</ref> the [[area]] of its [[drainage basin|basin]] is {{cvt|364,000|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.<ref>[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article118610.html Хатанга], [[Great Soviet Encyclopedia]]</ref> It flows into the [[Khatanga Gulf]] of the [[Laptev Sea]], forming an [[estuary]]. There are more than 112,000 [[lake]]s, with a total surface area of {{convert|11600|km2|mi2}}, in the basin of the river.

The Khatanga freezes up in late September&ndash;early October and breaks up in early June. Its main tributaries are the [[Nizhnyaya (river)|Nizhnyaya]], [[Bludnaya]], [[Popigay (river)|Popigay]], [[Novaya (river)|Novaya]], and [[Malaya Balakhnya]].

==Fauna==
The Khatanga teems with different kinds of [[fish]], including [[Coregonus albula|ryapushka]], [[Arctic cisco|omul]], [[muksun]], [[Coho salmon|white salmon]], [[Hucho taimen|taimen]], [[loach (fish)|loach]], among others.

==History==

[[Russia]]n fur traders first reached the Khatanga about 1611.<ref name=Armstrong>{{cite book
| last = Armstrong
| first = Terence
| title = Russian Settlement in the North
| publisher = Cambridge University Press
| year = 2010
}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of largest unfragmented rivers]]
*[[Katanga River]]
* Katanga, name for the upper course of the river [[Podkamennaya Tunguska]]


==References==
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{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{commonscat-inline|Khatanga River}}

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[[Category:Rivers of Krasnoyarsk Krai]]
[[Category:Rivers of Krasnoyarsk Krai]]
[[Category:Watersheds of the Laptev Sea]]
[[Category:Drainage basins of the Laptev Sea]]
[[Category:North Siberian Lowland]]


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Latest revision as of 03:08, 9 October 2024

Khatanga
Khatanga (river) is located in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Khatanga (river)
Mouth location in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Khatanga (river) is located in Russia
Khatanga (river)
Khatanga (river) (Russia)
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of Kotuy and Kheta
MouthLaptev Sea
 • coordinates
73°11′14″N 106°12′25″E / 73.18722°N 106.20694°E / 73.18722; 106.20694
Length227 km (141 mi) (Khatanga–Kotuy 1,636 km (1,017 mi)[1]
Basin size364,000 km2 (141,000 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationNear mouth
 • average(Period: 1984–2018)102 km3/a (3,200 m3/s)[3]
Basin features
ProgressionLaptev Sea
River systemKhatanga River
Tributaries 
 • leftKheta, Novaya, Malaya Balakhnya
 • rightKotuy, Nizhnyaya, Bludnaya, Popigay
Map of the Khatanga drainage basin, including the Kheta (to the north) and Kotuy (to the south)

The Khatanga (Russian: Хатанга) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia. The river is navigable. The river port of Khatanga is located on the river.

Course

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It begins at the confluence of the rivers Kotuy and Kheta. The Khatanga is 227 km (141 mi) long (1,636 km (1,017 mi) including its headwater Kotuy);[1] the area of its basin is 364,000 km2 (141,000 sq mi).[4] It flows into the Khatanga Gulf of the Laptev Sea, forming an estuary. There are more than 112,000 lakes, with a total surface area of 11,600 square kilometres (4,500 sq mi), in the basin of the river.

The Khatanga freezes up in late September–early October and breaks up in early June. Its main tributaries are the Nizhnyaya, Bludnaya, Popigay, Novaya, and Malaya Balakhnya.

Fauna

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The Khatanga teems with different kinds of fish, including ryapushka, omul, muksun, white salmon, taimen, loach, among others.

History

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Russian fur traders first reached the Khatanga about 1611.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Река Хатанга (Котуй, Сейси) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ Хатанга, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  3. ^ Dongmei, Feng; Colin, J. Gleason; Peirong, Lin; Xiao, Yang; Ming, Pan; Yuta, Ishitsuka (2021). "Recent changes to Arctic river discharge". Nature Communications. 12 (6917). doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27228-1. PMC 8617260.
  4. ^ Хатанга, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  5. ^ Armstrong, Terence (2010). Russian Settlement in the North. Cambridge University Press.
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