the vast territory of our country is a large number of rivers - 2.5 million.Of course, a large part of them - are small streams of a few tens or hundreds of kilometers.But some Russian rivers the imagination of its length, the pool area, the channel width and depth.According to these indicators, many of which are among some of the largest in the world.Including the Ob River - the largest river in Russia.Taking back to the heart of the continent of Eurasia, it made its wide path to the Arctic Ocean through the expanse of western Siberia.At length Obi has no equal in Russia, it is also ranked second in Asia.
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All the tribes who lived on the banks of the Ob River, gave it its name.In Nenets the largest river in Russia was called "Sala-pits", which translates to "Mysovaya."Khanty and Mansi called it the "Al", which means "great."A language Selkup name of the river sounded like "EME" or "Qui" - "big."Before trips to the Urals Ermak land on the banks of the Ob called Obdorsk.The modern name of one of the assumptions related to the Komi language and means "snow."Alternatively, it is the Iranian word "about" or "water".There is a Russian version associated with the word "both", we mean the merger of two rivers, giving rise to Obi.
origins in the Altai
largest river in Russia begins at the point where the Biya and Katun are combined into a single stream.From this point to the confluence of the length of the order of 3650 km.Together with the inflow of Irtysh its length - 5410 km.Pool Obi huge - 2,990,000 m2.At the confluence of the Kara Sea was formed in the Gulf of almost 800 kilometers, it is called the Gulf of Ob.In the summer and autumn of each year, one can observe an interesting phenomenon: the water in the channel becomes a two-tone.This is clearly seen where the water mixed with the greenish hue of the Katun and the White Stream Biya.
channel and the mouth of the Ob
first bears little resemblance to a large river.The depth of the channel in the upper reaches from 2 to 6 meters, the average comes to 8 m. At present the biggest river of the great Russian becomes after the merger with the Irtysh.Its width increases of up to 7 km, and depth reaches 20 m. Left Bank flat, and the right - a steep and precipitous, which gives a significant asymmetry of the river valley.The bed length divided island 450 km to the Big and Small Ob.Near the city of Salekhard again they merge into a single stream.Delta has an area of more than 4 million km2 and consists of two arms.One of them referred to Nadym, the second - Hamanelskim.The largest river in Russia has a mixed type of food that is dominated by meltwater makeup, its characteristic is the high spring floods.Ob navigable by it committed not only freight but also passenger.
biggest river Russia
addition Obi across the country runs several rivers, which are the largest in the world.Almost parallel to the Kara Sea in the direction of moving the mighty Yenisei, length 4287 kilometers.Throughout Siberia and passes the Lena River.From its source to its confluence with the Laptev Sea, 4480 kilometers away.And there are such large rivers as the Volga, the Don, the Amur, Kolyma, Khatanga, Indigirka, and many others.
