Yeya

Yeya
Yeya is located in Krasnodar Krai
Yeya
Yeya is located in European Russia
Yeya
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
MouthSea of Azov
 • coordinates
46°39′26″N 38°35′28″E / 46.6571°N 38.591°E / 46.6571; 38.591
Length311 km (193 mi)
Basin size8,650 km2 (3,340 sq mi)

The Yeya (Russian: Éя) is a river in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It falls into the Yeya Firth of Taganrog Bay, Sea of Azov. It is 311 kilometres (193 mi) long with a drainage basin of 8,650 square kilometres (3,340 sq mi).[1] It dries up in summer. The port town of Yeysk is located by the Yeya Firth at the neck of the Yeya Spit.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ея, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. ^ Sergei R. Grinevetsky; Igor S. Zonn; Sergei S. Zhiltsov; Aleksey N. Kosarev; Andrey G. Kostianoy (2015). The Black Sea Encyclopedia. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.