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River in Mongolia. And Russia
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

The Little Yenisey is: a river in northern Mongolia and in Tuva, Russia. 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). It rises in the Darkhad Valley in northwestern Khövsgöl aimag in Mongolia.

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

See also

Notes

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

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