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Uftyuga (Northern Dvina)
The Uftyuga () is a river in Krasnoborsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Northern Dvina. The river is long. The area of its basin is . The Uftyuga freezes in mid-October to early November and stays under the ice until mid-April to early May. Its main tributary is the Lakhoma (right). The source of the Uftyuga is on the border between Krasnoborsky and Lensky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Lensky Districts. The river flows south-west. The biggest settlements on the river are Kulikovo, Krasnoborsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Kulikovo, Verkhnyaya Uftyuga, and Beryozonavolok. At its mouth, the Uftyuga flows into the Peschany Poloy, a branch of the Northern Dvina to the east of its main course. The Peschany Poloy then joins the Northern Dvina nearly opposite Krasnoborsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Krasnoborsk (which is on the left bank). The State Water Register of Russia lists of the river's lower course, from Kulikovo downstream, as navigable. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Dvina
The Northern Dvina (, ; ) is a river in northern Russia flowing through Vologda Oblast and Arkhangelsk Oblast into the Dvina Bay of the White Sea. Along with the Pechora River to the east, it drains most of Northwest Russia into the Arctic Ocean. It should not be confused with the Western Dvina, with which it is not connected. The principal tributaries of the Northern Dvina are the Vychegda (right), the Vaga (left), and the Pinega (right). Etymology According to the Max Vasmer's ''Etymological Dictionary'', the name of the river has been taken from the Western Dvina. The toponym Dvina does not stem from a Uralic language; however, its origin is unclear. Possibly it is an Indo-European word which used to mean ''river'' or ''stream''. In the Komi language, the river is called Вы́нва / Výnva from ''vyn'' "power" and ''va'' "water, river" hence "powerful river". Physical geography River basin The length of the Northern Dvina is . Together with its major tributar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders of Russia, land borders with fourteen countries. Russia is the List of European countries by population, most populous country in Europe and the List of countries and dependencies by population, ninth-most populous country in the world. It is a Urbanization by sovereign state, highly urbanised country, with sixteen of its urban areas having more than 1 million inhabitants. Moscow, the List of metropolitan areas in Europe, most populous metropolitan area in Europe, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, while Saint Petersburg is its second-largest city and Society and culture in Saint Petersburg, cultural centre. Human settlement on the territory of modern Russia dates back to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Severnaya Dvina Eng
Severny (Russian: ''Северный'', 'northern') (masculine), Severnaya (''Северная'') (feminine), or Severnoye (''Северное'') (neutral) may refer to: People *Andrei Severny (astronomer) (1913–1987), Soviet astronomer *Andrei Severny (filmmaker) (born 1977), Russian filmmaker and photographer * Arkady Severny (1939–1980), performer of Russian criminal songs *Count and Countess Severny, pseudonyms of Tsar Paul I of Russia and Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna Places * Severny District, several districts and city districts in Russia * Severny Okrug (other), various divisions in Russia * Severny Urban Settlement, several municipal urban settlements in Russia * Severny (inhabited locality) (''Severnaya'', ''Severnoye''), several inhabited localities in Russia * Severny Island, Russia * Severny (volcano), a volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia * Severny (air base), Orsk, Russia * Severny Airport, Novosibirsk, Russia * Severny Airport, Smolensk also known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krasnoborsky District
Krasnoborsky District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Arkhangelsk Oblast, twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.Law #65-5-OZ Subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions, Municipally, it is incorporated as Krasnoborsky Municipal District.Law #258-vneoch.-OZ It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Verkhnetoyemsky District in the north, Udorsky District of the Komi Republic in the northeast, Lensky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Lensky District in the east, Kotlassky District in the south, and with Ustyansky District in the west. Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a ''village#Russia, selo'') of Krasnoborsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Krasnoborsk. District's population: The population of Krasnoborsk accounts for 34.5% of the district's total population. History The area was populated by speakers of Uralic languages and then colonized by the Novgorod Republic. After th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast ( rus, Архангельская область, p=ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲskəjə ˈobɫəsʲtʲ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes the Arctic Ocean, Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya, as well as the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea. Arkhangelsk Oblast also has administrative jurisdiction over the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO). Including the NAO, Arkhangelsk Oblast has an area of , it is the largest of List of first-level administrative divisions by area, first-level administrative divisions in Europe. Its population (including the NAO) was 1,227,626 as of the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census. The classification of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Arkhangelsk, with a population of 301,199 as of the 2021 Census, is the administrative center of the oblast.Charter, Article 5 The second largest city is the nearby Severodvinsk, home to Sevmash, a major shipyard for the Russian N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they flow, drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean, another river, or into an endorheic basin. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob (river), Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of . The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of . A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries. The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lensky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast
Lensky District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Arkhangelsk Oblast, twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.Law #65-5-OZ As a subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions, municipal division, it is incorporated as Lensky Municipal District.Law #258-vneoch.-OZ It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Udorsky District of the Komi Republic in the north, Syktyvdinsky District, Syktyvdinsky, Ust-Vymsky District, Ust-Vymsky, and Sysolsky Districts, also of the Komi Republic, in the east, Vilegodsky District in the south, and with Kotlassky District, Kotlassky and Krasnoborsky Districts in the west. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a ''village#Russia, selo'') of Yarensk. Population: The population of Yarensk accounts for 27.4% of the district's total population. Etymology The name of the district originates from the ''selo'' of Lena, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verkhnyaya Uftyuga
Verkhnyaya Uftyuga () is a rural locality (a village) and the administrative center of Verkhneuftyugskoye Rural Settlement of Krasnoborsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast Arkhangelsk Oblast ( rus, Архангельская область, p=ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲskəjə ˈobɫəsʲtʲ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes the Arctic Ocean, Arctic archipelagos of Franz ..., Russia. The population was 319 as of 2010. There are 8 streets. Geography Verkhnyaya Uftyuga is located on the Severnaya Dvina River, 48 km east of Krasnoborsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Andriyanovo is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Krasnoborsky District {{ArkhangelskOblast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krasnoborsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast
Krasnoborsk () is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Krasnoborsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Northern Dvina. It also serves as the administrative center of Alexeyevsky Selsoviet, one of the ten selsoviets into which the district is administratively divided. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Alexeyevskoye Rural Settlement in Krasnoborsky Municipal District. Population: History Krasnoborsk was founded in 1602 as Krasny Bor. From 17th century Krasny Bor held an annual trade fair. In 1780, it was renamed Krasnoborsk and was granted town rights as the seat of Krasnoborsky Uyezd in the newly established Vologda Viceroyalty. In 1796, the uyezd was abolished, and Krasnoborsk became a part of the Solvychegodsky Uyezd of the Vologda Governorate. In 1897, the population of Krasnoborsk was 671, and in 1917 it lost the town rights. On 10 April 1924, the Krasnoborsky district was established, at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
