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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Yenisey |
• coordinates | 56°30′43″N93°47′28″E / 56.512°N 93.791°E /56.512; 93.791 |
| Length | 629 km (391 mi) |
| Basin size | 36,900 km2 (14,200 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Yenisey→Kara Sea |
TheKan (Russian:Кан) river is a right tributary of theYenisey inKrasnoyarsk Krai,Siberia,Russia. It is 629-kilometre (391 mi) long and drains a basin of 36,900 square kilometres (14,200 sq mi).[1] Its valley forms the southern boundary of theYenisey Range.[2]
The headwaters of the river rise in theSayan Mountains and flow from there in a northerly direction throughKansk and then in a westerly direction throughZelenogorsk, entering Yenisei atUst-Kan, 69 kilometres (43 mi) north-east of Krasnoyarsk.
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