Taymyra | |
Source1 Location: | Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai |
Source1 Elevation: | 150m (490feet) |
Mouth Location: | Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai |
Mouth Coordinates: | 76.1111°N 99.7889°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Length: | 840km (520miles) (total) |
Discharge1 Avg: | 990m3/s[1] |
Basin Size: | 124000km2 |
The Taymyra (Russian: Таймыра) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the middle of the Taymyr Peninsula.[2] It is about long and has a drainage basin of .[3]
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.[1]
See also: Lake Taymyr and Taymyr Gulf.