Shish (river)
The Shish (Russian: Шиш) is a river in the Omsk Oblast of Russia. It is a right tributary of the Irtysh.[1] It is 378 km long with a basin area of 5,270 km².[2] The Shish usually freezes by early November and the ice breaks up by the end of April.
| Shish | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Irtysh |
• coordinates | 57°19′03″N 73°22′43″E |
| Length | 530 km (330 mi) |
| Basin size | 21,300 km2 (8,200 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Irtysh→ Ob→ Kara Sea |
Notes
- Royal Geographical Society (1856) "Irtish" A Gazetteer of the World: Volume IV: Hensburrow-Lurin A. Fullarton, Edinburgh, Scotland, p. 293
- "Река Шиш in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
External links
- "Шиш" ("Shish") Большая Советская Энциклопедия (The Great Soviet Encyclopedia), in Russian
- "река Шиш" ("river Shish") Омская область на карте (Omsk Oblast in Maps), photographs of the Shish River, in Russian
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