| Taz Таз | |
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 View of the river | |
  Mouth location in theYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug,Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Siberian Uvaly |
| • coordinates | 62°37′6″N84°09′51″E / 62.61833°N 84.16417°E /62.61833; 84.16417 |
| • elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Taz Estuary |
• coordinates | 67°34′46″N78°09′34″E / 67.5794°N 78.1595°E /67.5794; 78.1595 |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 1,401 km (871 mi) |
| Basin size | 150,000 km2 (58,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1,450 m3/s (51,000 cu ft/s) |
TheTaz (Russian:Таз) is a river located in westernSiberia, has a length of 1,401 kilometers (871 mi) and drains a basin estimated at 150,000 square kilometers (58,000 sq mi).[1] Its middle and lower course are located withinYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, while its upper course borders withKrasnoyarsk Krai.
The now ruined city ofMangazeya was located by the Taz.
The Taz begins nearLake Dynda,Siberian Uvaly, a hilly area of theWest Siberian Plain. It flows roughly northwestwards across largely uninhabited areas. Its mouth is in theTaz Estuary, a roughly 250-kilometer (160 mi) long estuary that begins in the area of the settlement ofTazovsky and ends in theGulf of Ob. Aportage connects the Taz with theTurukhan and theYenisey. There are numerous lakes in its basin, such as theChyortovo.[2]
Its majortributaries include theBolshaya Shirta andKhudosey from the right and theTolka andChaselka from the left.[2]
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