Kan (river)

The Kan (Russian: Кан) river is a right tributary of the Yenisey in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia, Russia. It is 629-kilometre (391 mi) long and drains a basin of 36,900 square kilometres (14,200 sq mi).[1] Its valley forms the southern boundary of the Yenisey Range.[2]

This article is about the river in Russia. For the river in China, see Gan River. For the Kan or Panzara-Kan River of India, see Panzara River.
Kan
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
MouthYenisey
 • coordinates
56.512°N 93.791°E / 56.512; 93.791
Length629 km (391 mi)
Basin size36,900 km2 (14,200 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionYenisey→ Kara Sea

Course

The headwaters of the river rise in the Sayan Mountains and flow from there in a northerly direction through Kansk and then in a westerly direction through Zelenogorsk, entering Yenisei at Ust-Kan, 69 kilometres (43 mi) north-east of Krasnoyarsk).

Basin of the Yenisei
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See also

References
  1. Река КАН in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)
  2. Енисейский кряж, Great Soviet Encyclopedia

Notes
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