Tigrovaya
The Tigrovaya (Russian: Тигровая, means: "Tiger's river", formerly Сица Sitsa)[1] is a river in South part of Primorsky Krai, a right tributary of the Partizanskaya. Its length is 53 kilometres (33 mi), and its drainage basin covers 687 square kilometres (265 sq mi).[2] The river rises in Livadiya Range (South Sikhote-Alin) and flows into the Partizanskaya.
| Tigrovaya | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Partizanskaya |
• coordinates | 43.1676°N 133.2486°E |
| Length | 53 km (33 mi) |
| Basin size | 687 km2 (265 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Partizanskaya→ Sea of Japan |
A former name of the river is Sitsa or Xica, which means "western tributary" in Chinese. The name change occurred in 1972.
References
- Словарь названий гидрографических объектов России и других стран — членов СНГ, Federal Service for Geodesy and Cartography of Russia, 1999, p. 373
- "Река Сица in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
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