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Yenisei River

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One of the great rivers of Siberia, flowing roughly 3,500 kilometers from Mongolia's mountains north into the Kara Sea, and among the largest rivers by discharge volume in the world. Much of its length freezes solid for months each winter.

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Mongolia, Countries

The Yenisei rises in Mungaragiyn-gol in Mongolia.

Source Yenisei River (Wikipedia)
Russia, Countries

The Yenisei follows a northerly course through the Krasnoyarsk Dam in Russia.

Source Yenisei River (Wikipedia)
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Yenisei River (Wikipedia)
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  • On Continent: Asia, Lead section
    Rising in Mungaragiyn-gol in Mongolia, it follows a northerly course through the Krasnoyarsk Dam
  • Flows Through: Mongolia, Lead section
    Rising in Mungaragiyn-gol in Mongolia, it follows a northerly course through the Krasnoyarsk Dam
  • Flows Through: Russia, Lead section
    Rising in Mungaragiyn-gol in Mongolia, it follows a northerly course through the Krasnoyarsk Dam
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