The Popigay (Russian: Попигай) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It s a right tributary of the Khatanga. The length of the river is 532 kilometers (331 mi). The area of its drainage basin is 50,300 square kilometers (19,400 sq mi).[1] The river has its source in the Anabar Plateau. It freezes up in October and breaks up in June. Its main tributaries are the Rassokha and Fomich.[2]

Popigay
Mouth location in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia Show map of Krasnoyarsk Krai Popigay (river) (Russia) Show map of Russia
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Khatanga
• coordinates	72°57′38″N 106°09′14″E
Length	532 km (331 mi)
Basin size	50,300 km2 (19,400 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Khatanga→ Laptev Sea

The river passes by the Popigay crater, about 900 kilometers (560 mi) northeast of Norilsk.

See also

• List of rivers of Russia

References

This Krasnoyarsk Krai location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

This article related to a river in Russia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

На других языках

[de] Popigai (Fluss)

[it] Popigaj

[ru] Попигай (река)