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Revision as of 20:36, 8 June 2020
| Ambarnaya River | |
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 Tundra on the Taymyr Peninsula between Dudinka and Norilsk, River Ambarnaya | |
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| Native name | Амбарная Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 69°17′01″N 87°43′57″E / 69.283697°N 87.732524°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Pyasino |
• coordinates | 69°28′39″N 87°55′13″E / 69.477599°N 87.920351°E |
| Length | 60km[1] |
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| Landmarks | Kayerkan |
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| • left | Daldykan |
Ambarnaya (Russian: Амбарная, translation: "barn girl") is a river in Siberia which flows in a northerly direction into Lake Pyasino. On leaving Lake Pyasino, the waters emerge as the Pyasina River.
The river is fed by rain and meltwater.[2] It is shallow and its bed consists of glacial moraine – gravel and pebbles.[3] It is heavily polluted by the mining industry of Norilsk, namely Nornickel, so fishing is no longer possible.[4]
Diesel spill
In May 2020, 20,000 tonnes of diesel fuel spilt into the river from a power plant. With a 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) stretch of river seriously affected, Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, declared a state of emergency.[5][1][6]
References
- ^ a b Skarbo, Svetlana Skarbo (2 June 2020). "State of emergency in Norilsk after 20,000 tons of diesel leaks into Arctic river system". siberiantimes.com.
- ^ Gravesen; Ammendrup; Lollike (1995), A Railway on Permafrost in Siberia (PDF), OMAE
- ^ Mel'nikov; Bakulin; Karpov; Kolesov (1973), "Geocryological Conditions and Procedures for Laying the Noril'sk-Messoyakha Pipeline", Permafrost: Second International Conference, National Academies, p. 599, ISBN 9780309027465
- ^ Studies on Russian Economic Development, vol. 10, Interperiodica, 1999, p. 324
- ^ Russia's Putin declares state of emergency after Arctic Circle oil spill, BBC, 4 June 2020
- ^ AFP (2 June 2020). "Massive Thermal Plant Fuel Leak Pollutes Siberian River". The Moscow Times.
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