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The Ob (/ ˈ ɒ b /) [5] is a major river in Russia. It is in western Siberia , and with its tributary the Irtysh forms the world's seventh-longest river system , at 5,410 kilometres (3,360 mi). The Ob forms at the confluence of the Biya and Katun which have their origins in the Altai Mountains .
The gulf is relatively shallow, with an average depth from 10 to 12 metres (33 to 39 ft), which restricts heavy sea transport. The Taz Estuary is an eastern side-branch formed by the Taz River. There are several islands near the mouth of the Ob, at the beginning of the estuary, such as Khaley Island. All these islands are close to the shore and ...
The Irtysh / ɜːr ˈ t ɪ ʃ, ˈ ɪər t ɪ ʃ / [note 1] is a river in Russia, China, and Kazakhstan. It is the chief tributary of the Ob and is also the longest tributary river in the world. The river's source lies in the Mongolian Altai in Dzungaria (the northern part of Xinjiang, China) close to the border with Mongolia.
The Ob-Irtysh river system is the world's seventh largest, after the Yellow River, the Yenisei, the Mississippi, the Yangtze, the Amazon and the Nile.
In 1950s-1970s, there was a need to provide transport services between city center and dachas located in the Ob river valley within the city limits. This had given a boost to a development of the city waterbus transport system which reached its peak in the mid-1970s.
Bridges over the Ob River (7 P) D. Dams on the Ob River (1 P) P. Populated places on the Ob River (16 P) Pages in category "Ob River"
Novosibirsk Reservoir or Novosibirskoye Reservoir (Russian: Новосиби́рское водохрани́лище), informally called the Ob Sea (Обско́е мо́ре), is the largest artificial lake in Novosibirsk Oblast and Altai Krai, Russian Federation. It was created by a 33 m high concrete dam on the Ob River built in Novosibirsk ...
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