Little Yenisey
River in Mongolia and Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Little Yenisey[1][lower-alpha 1] is a river in northern Mongolia and in Tuva, Russia.[2] At its confluence with the Great Yenisey in Kyzyl (Tuva), the Yenisey is formed. It is 563 kilometres (350 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 58,700 square kilometres (22,700 sq mi).[3] It rises in the Darkhad Valley in northwestern Khövsgöl aimag in Mongolia.
| Little Yenisey | |
|---|---|
 Kaa-Khem | |
| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mongolia, Russia |
| State | Khövsgöl, Tuva |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Khoridol Saridag mountains |
| Mouth | Yenisey |
• location | Kyzyl, Tuva |
• coordinates | 51°30′N 98°2′E |
| Length | 563 km (350 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Yenisey→ Kara Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Busiyn-Gol, Balyktyg-Khem |
| • right | Sharga, Tengis, Belin |
 | |
In the Darkhad Valley, it receives its tributaries Sharga and Tengis. It flows westward through the Ulaan Taiga Mountain range to Russia. There it is joined by the Busiyn-Gol, the Belin and the Balyktyg-Khem. Of its 563 km length, 298 are in Mongolia. A bridge has been erected near Renchinlkhümbe sum center.
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- Russian: Малый Енисей, romanized: Mályy Yeniséy, pronounced [ˈmalɨj (j)ɪnʲɪˈsʲej]; Tuvan: Каа-Хем or Кызыл-Хем; Mongolian: Шишгэд гол, romanized: Shishged gol, pronounced [ˈɕʲiɕgɪt ɢɔɮ]
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