Tengis River

Tengis River (Mongolian: Тэнгис гол) is a river in the Tsagaannuur sum of Khövsgöl aimag in northern Mongolia. It runs through the western part of "East Taiga", the northern extension of the Darkhad valley. The river starts near the Russian border, in the northernmost tip of Mongolia. It ends as a right hand tributary of the Little Yenisey (Shishged Gol).[1][2]

Tengis River
Native nameТэнгис гол (Mongolian)
Location
CountryMongolia
AimagKhövsgöl
RegionTsagaannuur sum
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationEastern Sayan mountains
  coordinates52°5′N 98°55′E
MouthLittle Yenisey
  coordinates
51°29′N 99°3′E
Basin features
ProgressionLittle YeniseyYeniseyKara Sea

See also

References

  1. "East and West taiga". Tsaatan Community & Visitors Center. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  2. "Changing Taiga" (PDF). United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 2015-01-01.


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