Uboynaya River
Encyclopedia
The Uboynaya River is a river
in the Taymyr Peninsula
, Krasnoyarsk Krai
, Russian Federation. Its source is in the Byrranga Mountains
.
It flows across desolate tundra regions into the Kara Sea
. The lichen Dactylina arctica is common and abundant in the area.
The Uboynaya River freezes up in late September—early October and stays under the ice until June. In the short summer the area is a breeding ground for certain birds, like the dunlin
.
found abandoned skis at the mouth of the Uboynaya River. They belonged to Roald Amundsen
's 1919 Arctic expedition's ill-fated crew members Peter Tessem and Paul Knutsen
.
This river is now within the Great Arctic State Nature Reserve
, the largest nature reserve of Russia and one of the biggest in the world.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in the Taymyr Peninsula
Taymyr Peninsula
The Taymyr Peninsula is a peninsula in the Far North of Russia, in the Siberian Federal District, that forms the northernmost part of mainland Eurasia and Asia...
, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai is a federal subject of Russia . It is the second largest federal subject after the Sakha Republic, and Russia's largest krai, occupying an area of , which is 13% of the country's total territory. The administrative center of the krai is the city of Krasnoyarsk...
, Russian Federation. Its source is in the Byrranga Mountains
Byrranga Mountains
The Byrranga Mountains are a mountain range in the middle of the Taymyr Peninsula, Siberia, Russia, located north and west of Lake Taymyr. They run for about 1,100 km, forming a looping curve that runs roughly in a southwest to northeast direction...
.
It flows across desolate tundra regions into the Kara Sea
Kara Sea
The Kara Sea is part of the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia. It is separated from the Barents Sea to the west by the Kara Strait and Novaya Zemlya, and the Laptev Sea to the east by the Severnaya Zemlya....
. The lichen Dactylina arctica is common and abundant in the area.
The Uboynaya River freezes up in late September—early October and stays under the ice until June. In the short summer the area is a breeding ground for certain birds, like the dunlin
Dunlin
The Dunlin, Calidris alpina, is a small wader, sometimes separated with the other "stints" in Erolia. It is a circumpolar breeder in Arctic or subarctic regions. Birds that breed in northern Europe and Asia are long-distance migrants, wintering south to Africa, southeast Asia and the Middle East...
.
History
In 1922, while leading a geological expedition, Nikolay UrvantsevNikolay Urvantsev
Nikolay Nikolayevich Urvantsev was a Soviet geologist and explorer. He was born in the town of Lukoyanov of Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire to the family of a merchant...
found abandoned skis at the mouth of the Uboynaya River. They belonged to Roald Amundsen
Roald Amundsen
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He led the first Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole between 1910 and 1912 and he was the first person to reach both the North and South Poles. He is also known as the first to traverse the Northwest Passage....
's 1919 Arctic expedition's ill-fated crew members Peter Tessem and Paul Knutsen
Peter Tessem and Paul Knutsen
Peter Tessem and Paul Knutsen were two young men from Norway who went with fellow Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen on his 1918 Arctic expedition aboard ship Maud. Peter Tessem was a carpenter and Paul Knutsen was an able-bodiedseaman...
.
This river is now within the Great Arctic State Nature Reserve
Great Arctic State Nature Reserve
The Great Arctic State Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia...
, the largest nature reserve of Russia and one of the biggest in the world.