Taymyra
| Taymyra | |
|---|---|
Basin of the Taymyra | |
| Native name | Таймыра (Russian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Byrranga Mountains |
| • location | Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai |
| • coordinates | 74°23′24″N 95°04′23″E / 74.390°N 95.073°E |
| • elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Mouth | Kara Sea |
• location | Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai |
• coordinates | 76°06′40″N 99°47′20″E / 76.1111°N 99.7889°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 840 km (520 mi) (total) |
| Basin size | 124,000 km2 (48,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 990 m3/s (35,000 cu ft/s) |
The Taymyra (Russian: Таймыра) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the middle of the Taymyr Peninsula and flows into the Kara sea. It is about 840 kilometres (520 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 124,000 square kilometres (48,000 sq mi).
The Taymyra is the most northerly river system of its size or greater, the largest river whose basin is wholly north of the Arctic Circle, and also the largest with a basin lying entirely above the polar tree line.