What are the facts about the River Ob?

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1. What is Ob River known for?
2. What fish live in the Ob River?
3. How many countries does the River Ob go through?
4. Where does the Ob River originate?
5. Where does Ob River begin and end?
6. What animals live in the river Ob?
7. Where are the rivers Lena and Ob situated?
8. Where is the river Ob Irtysh?
9. Why are the lower courses and mouth of the river Ob Yenisei and Lena remains frozen throughout the year?
10. What continent is the Yangtze River in?
11. Where is the Yangtze River?

What is Ob River known for?

The Ob provides irrigation, drinking water, hydroelectric energy, and fishing (the river hosts more than 50 species of fish). There are several hydroelectric power plants along the Ob river, the largest being Novosibirskaya GES. The navigable waters within the Ob basin reach a total length of 15,000 km (9,300 mi).

What fish live in the Ob River?

Of some 50 species of fish found in the river or in the gulf, the most valuable economically are several varieties of sturgeon and such “whitefish” as nelma (Stenodus leucichthys nelma), muksun (Coregonus muksun), tschirr (C. nasus), and peled (C. pelea); pike, burbot, Siberian dace, carp, and perch are also caught.

How many countries does the River Ob go through?

The main course of the Ob River is situated in Russia. The river has numerous tributaries some of which flow from Russia, China, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. The river's biggest tributary is the Irtysh River which originates in China. The Ob River drains into the Arctic Ocean in the northwestern coast of Russia.

Where does the Ob River originate?

The Ob River is formed at the confluence of two rivers called Biya and Katun which originate from the Altay Mountains region which stands at an elevation of around 7,546 feet above the sea level. The Biya River has its source in Lake Telet while the Katun River has its source in the glaciers of Mount Belukha.

Where does Ob River begin and end?

The Ob is the longest river in Russia (5410 km), the second in Asia and the fifth in the World. It begins at the intersection of the rivers Biya and Katun, carrying their waters from the ice caps of the Altai Mountains. Following a path to the north the Ob flows into the Kara Sea, creating the large Gulf of Ob [1–3.

What animals live in the river Ob?

Wildlife is abundant along the Ob River. Bears, lynx, reindeer, snow leopards, Siberian stags, wolverines and many other mammals can be found near the shore of the Ob River. Even closer are ducks, gulls, sea eagles and other species of waterfowl are living on or very close to the Ob!

Where are the rivers Lena and Ob situated?

The Lena river is the largest river of Northeast Siberia and is one of the three great rivers of Siberia along with the Ob and Yenisei.

Where is the river Ob Irtysh?

Location: Rising on the border of Mongolia and China, the Irtysh, flows through Kazakhstan before reaching the Ob in Russia. The Ob begins on the border of Mongolia and Russia before winding its way north to the Arctic Ocean.

Why are the lower courses and mouth of the river Ob Yenisei and Lena remains frozen throughout the year?

it is because the land is marshy and swampy.

What continent is the Yangtze River in?

Yangtze River, Chinese (Pinyin) Chang Jiang or (Wade-Giles romanization) Ch'ang Chiang, longest river in both China and Asia and third longest river in the world, with a length of 3,915 miles (6,300 km).

Where is the Yangtze River?

Facts. China's Yangtze River is the world's third longest river. It runs for 3,900 miles from the Tibetan Plateau to the estuary of the East China Sea near Shanghai.