What do some geographers consider as the dividing line between Europe and Asia?

What do some geographers consider as the dividing line between Europe and Asia?

For most geographers today, the dividing line between Europe and Asia runs down the eastern edge of the Ural Mountains (in Russia), then along the Emba River (in Kazakhstan) to the shore of the Caspian Sea.

How many million square miles do the Ob Yenisey and Lena rivers drain an area of?

What three rivers drain an area of 3 million square miles? The Arctic basin. The Ob river, the Yenisey river, and the Lena river. What is the longest river on the European continent?

What animals live in the Ob River?

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!

Is Yenisey the longest river system?

Yenisey River, also spelled Yenisei or Enisei, Evenk Ioanesi (“Great River”), river of central Russia, one of the longest rivers in Asia. The world’s sixth largest river in terms of discharge, the Yenisey runs from south to north across the great expanse of central Siberia.

Which ocean does the Yenisei flow?

Arctic Ocean

What is the Yenisei river famous for?

The river is a great source of hydroelectric power and a huge oil refinery lies 30 miles (50 kilometres) downstream from Irkutsk on the Angara (the longest tributary or minor river that flows into the Yenisei). The river is a brilliant source of fish, including salmon and sturgeon.

What is the source of river Ob?

Katun River

Where does Yenisei River begin and end?

Mongolia

What does Yenisei mean?

• YENISEI (noun) Meaning: A Russian river in Siberia; rises in mountains near the Mongolian border and flows generally northward into the Kara Sea.

Where does the Yenisei River empty?

Arctic Ocean

How deep is the Yenisei River?

14 m

What is the main source of the Ob River?

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.