Popigay (river)
River in Russia
72°57′38″N 106°09′14″E / 72.96056°N 106.15389°E / 72.96056; 106.15389The Popigay (Russian: Попигай) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Khatanga. The length of the river is 532 kilometers (331 mi). The area of its drainage basin is 50,300 square kilometers (19,400 sq mi).[1] The river has its source in the Anabar Plateau. It freezes up in October and breaks up in June. Its main tributaries are the Rassokha and Fomich.[2]
The river passes by the Popigay crater, about 900 kilometers (560 mi) northeast of Norilsk.
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