Tengis River

Tengis River
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Native nameТэнгис гол (Mongolian)
Location
CountryMongolia
AimagKhövsgöl
RegionTsagaannuur sum
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationEastern Sayan Mountains
 • coordinates52°5′N 98°55′E / 52.083°N 98.917°E / 52.083; 98.917
MouthLittle Yenisey
 • coordinates
51°29′N 99°3′E / 51.483°N 99.050°E / 51.483; 99.050
Basin features
ProgressionLittle YeniseyYeniseyKara Sea
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Tengis River (Mongolian: Тэнгис гол) is a river in the Tsagaannuur sum of Khövsgöl aimag in northern Mongolia. It runs through the western part of "East Taiga", the northern extension of the Darkhad valley. The river starts near the Russian border, in the northernmost tip of Mongolia. It ends as a right-hand tributary of the Little Yenisey (Shishged Gol).[1][2]

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References

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  1. ^ "East and West taiga". Tsaatan Community & Visitors Center. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  2. ^ "Changing Taiga" (PDF). United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 2015-01-01.