Tigil (river) explained

Tigil
Mouth:Sea of Okhotsk
Mouth Location:Shelikhov Gulf
Mouth Coordinates:58.025°N 158.2086°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Russia
Length:300km (200miles)
Basin Size:17800km2

The Tigil (Russian: Тигиль) is a river on the western side of the Kamchatka Peninsula. It flows into the Sea of Okhotsk. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The Cossack Luka Morozko was the first European to reach it in 1696.[1] The village Tigil lies on the river Tigil.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lantzeff , George V., and Richard A. Pierce . Eastward to Empire: Exploration and Conquest on the Russian Open Frontier, to 1750 . McGill-Queen's U.P. . 1973 . Montreal.