Uboynaya River

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.[1]

The Uboynaya River freezes up in late September or 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.[2]

History

In 1922, while leading a geological expedition, Nikolay Urvantsev 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.[3]

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.

References

  1. ↑ Dr. Manfred Jensen. "HERBESS – Lichen Herbarium at the University Duisburg-Essen (Location Essen)". Uni-duisburg-essen.de. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  2. ↑ E. G. Lappo, P. S. Tomkovich (1998). "Breeding Distribution of Dunlin Calidris Alpina in Russia". International Wader Studies. 10: 152–169.
  3. ↑ William Barr, The Last Journey of Peter Tessem and Paul Knutsen, 1919

Coordinates: 73°37′N 83°23′E / 73.617°N 83.383°E / 73.617; 83.383


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