Anabar (river)
The Anabar (Russian: Анабар, tr. Anabar, in its upper course: Большая Куонамка Bolshaya Kuonamka; Yakut: Анаабыр, romanized: Anaabır) is a river in Sakha, Russia. It is 380 kilometres (240 mi) long (939 km (583 mi) counting the 559 km (347 mi) long Bolshaya Kuonamka ("Big Kuonamka") stretch of its upper course) and has a drainage basin of 100,000 square kilometres (39,000 sq mi).
| Anabar Анабар / Анаабыр | |
|---|---|
The Anabar near the mouth of the Polovinnaya | |
Anabar river basin | |
Location of the mouth Anabar (river) (Russia) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Malaya Kuonamka and Bolshaya Kuonamka |
| • location | Olenyoksky District, Sakha |
| • coordinates | 70°46′16″N 113°20′13″E |
| • elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Mouth | Laptev Sea |
• location | Anabar Bay |
• coordinates | 73.2052°N 113.5567°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 380 km (240 mi) (939 km (583 mi)) |
| Basin size | 100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 498 m3/s (17,600 cu ft/s) |
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