Angara River
river in Irkutsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai, south-east Siberia, Russia
The Angara is a river in Siberia, Russia, close to the Jenissei. It is nearly 1.779 kilometres (1.105 miles) long. It flows out of Lake Baikal and into the Jenissei. A big city on the river is Irkutsk.
Angara | |
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Location | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lake Baikal |
- coordinates | 51°52′01″N 104°49′05″E / 51.867°N 104.818°E |
Mouth | Yenisey |
- coordinates | 58°06′07″N 92°59′28″E / 58.102°N 92.991°E |
Length | 1,849 km (1,149 mi) |
Discharge | |
- average | 4,530 m3/s (160,000 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Yenisey→ Kara Sea |