Taymyr Peninsula

Taymyr Peninsula
geographical name peninsula N Russia in Asia between the Yenisey & the Khatanga — see chelyuskin (Cape)

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  • Taymyr Peninsula — ( ru. Полуостров Таймыр, Таймырский полуостров) is a peninsula in Siberia that forms the most northern part of mainland Asia. It lies between the Yenisei Gulf of the Kara Sea and the Khatanga Gulf of the Laptev Sea in Krasnoyarsk Krai,… …   Wikipedia

  • Taymyr Peninsula — Peninsula, north central Siberia, northern Russia. It lies between the Kara Sea, the Laptev Sea, and the Vilkitsky Strait and includes Cape Chelyuskin, the northernmost point of Asia. Its central part is crossed by the Taymyra River, which is 400 …   Universalium

  • Taymyr Peninsula — noun a peninsula in northern Siberia • Syn: ↑Taimyr Peninsula • Instance Hypernyms: ↑peninsula • Part Holonyms: ↑Siberia …   Useful english dictionary

  • Península de Taimyr — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Mapa de la zona ártica de Rusia …   Wikipedia Español

  • Taymyr Island — Taymyr Island, Russian: Остров Таймыр (Ostrov Taymyr) , is a large island in the coast of the Kara Sea. Its length is 33 km and its average width about 10 km. This island is located west of the Taymyr Gulf in an area of skerries right off the… …   Wikipedia

  • Taymyr — Taimyr or Taymyr may refer to: *Taymyr Peninsula, a peninsula in Siberia *Taymyr Autonomous Okrug, a former federal subject of Russia *Taymyr Gulf *Taymyr River *Lake Taymyr *Taymyr Island, an island in the Kara Sea *Maly Taymyr Island, an island …   Wikipedia

  • Taymyr Autonomous Okrug — Coordinates: 69°24′N 86°11′E / 69.4°N 86.183°E / 69.4; 86.183 …   Wikipedia

  • Taymyr Gulf — The Taymyr Gulf ( ru. Таймырская губа, or Taymyrskaya Guba) is a gulf in the Kara Sea that includes the estuary of the Lower Taymyr River. The estuary opens roughly northwestwise from the western coast of the Taymyr Peninsula into the eastern… …   Wikipedia

  • Taymyr River — The Taymyr River (also known as Taimyra River) is a roughly 400 mi (640 km) long river in the middle of the Taymyr Peninsula in the Krasnoyarsk Krai administrative region of the Russian Federation.*The Upper Taymyr flows into Lake Taymyr from the …   Wikipedia

  • peninsula — peninsular, adj. peninsularism, peninsularity /peuh nin seuh lar i tee, nins yeuh /, n. /peuh nin seuh leuh, nins yeuh leuh/, n. 1. an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland. 2.… …   Universalium

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