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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 ...
PETROPAVLOVSK, Kazakhstan (Reuters) -Swathes of northern Kazakhstan and Russia's Urals region were flooded on Monday as melt waters swelled the tributaries of the world's seventh longest river ...
The Bugrinsky Bridge (Russian: Бугри́нский мост, Bugrinsky Most) is a road bridge over the Ob River in Novosibirsk, Russia. The construction of the bridge began in February 2010 and finished in October 2014. [2] [3] It is the third automobile bridge over the Ob River in the city of Novosibirsk.
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 Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of 4,248 km (2,640 mi). The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of 31,200 m 3 /s (1.1 million cu ft/s).
The Kievsky Yogan is a right tributary of the Ob river.It flows in a roughly SSW direction along a very swampy area. In its lower reaches there are numerous lakes. Finally it meets an arm of the Ob, the Kiev Channel (проток Киевская), 68 km (42 mi) from its mouth in the right bank of the Ob. [3] [4] [5]
The western edge of the region is the Urals mountains, and the western half of the region is dominated by the Ob River and its main tributary the Irtysh River. The eastern boundary is traditionally held to the just west of the Yenisei River , which runs south to north, beyond which is the East Siberian taiga ecoregion, which is colder and more ...
The upper course of the river is within a trench of glacial origin of the Ob Plateau. The river basin includes a chain of lakes connected by marshy canals, such as Bakhmatovskoye and Peschanoye, as well as numerous swamps and smaller lakes. Finally the Barnaulka meets the left bank of the Ob at Barnaul, 3,409 km (2,118 mi) from the Ob's mouth. [4]