The Little Yenisey[1][a] 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
CountryMongolia, Russia
StateKhövsgöl, Tuva
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationKhoridol Saridag mountains
MouthYenisey
 • location
Kyzyl, Tuva
 • coordinates
51°30′N 98°2′E / 51.500°N 98.033°E / 51.500; 98.033
Length563 km (350 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionYeniseyKara Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftBusiyn-Gol, Balyktyg-Khem
 • rightSharga, 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.

The Shishged Gol near Renchinlkhümbe

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Notes edit

  1. ^ Russian: Малый Енисей, romanizedMályy Yeniséy, pronounced [ˈmalɨj (j)ɪnʲɪˈsʲej]; Tuvan: Каа-Хем or Кызыл-Хем; Mongolian: Шишгэд гол, romanized: Shishged gol, pronounced [ˈɕʲiɕgɪt ɢɔɮ]

References edit

  1. ^ Малый Енисей, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. ^ Yenisey River at Britannica
  3. ^ "Река МАЛЫЙ ЕНИСЕЙ in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).