Kara (river)

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Kara
Кара
Lower Kara

Lower Kara

Data
Water code RU :  15010000112103000090127
location Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug , Komi Republic , Nenets Autonomous Okrug ( Russia )
River system Kara
Confluence of Bolshaya Kara and Malaya Kara
67 ° 55 ′ 50 ″  N , 65 ° 37 ′ 22 ″  E
muzzle in the Kara Sea coordinates: 69 ° 9 '59 "  N , 64 ° 47' 11"  E 69 ° 9 '59 "  N , 64 ° 47' 11"  E
Mouth height 0  m

length 257 km
Catchment area 13,400 km²

The Kara ( Russian Кара ) is a tributary of the Kara Sea in northern Russia .

The Kara arises at the confluence of the Bolshaya Kara (Большая Кара, 32 km) and Malaja Kara ( Малая Кара , 30 km) at the foot of the Polar Urals . It flows along the western flank of the Urals in a predominantly northerly direction and forms the border between the Komi Republic and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug in the west and the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug in the east. The Kara flows into the Baidarata Bay ( Байдарацкая губа ) in the south of the Kara Sea at Ust-Kara . The Kara has a length of 257 km. It drains an area of ​​13,400 km². The river is ice-free between June and October. The Kara is navigable in the lower reaches.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Article Kara in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D058859~2a%3DKara~2b%3DKara
  2. ↑ a b Kara in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)