Tsipa
The Tsipa (Russian: Ципа) is a western, left tributary of the Vitim in Buryatia, Russia. It is 692 kilometres (430 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 42,200 square kilometres (16,300 sq mi).[1] Maksim Perfilyev was the first Russian to reach the Tsipa in 1640.[2]
| Tsipa | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Vitim |
• coordinates | 55.379°N 115.9325°E |
| Length | 692 km (430 mi) |
| Basin size | 42,200 km2 (16,300 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Vitim→ Lena→ Laptev Sea |
References
- Река Ципа (Верх. Ципа, Ниж. Ципа) in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)
- Lantzeff, George V., and Richard A. Pierce (1973). Eastward to Empire: Exploration and Conquest on the Russian Open Frontier, to 1750. Montreal: McGill-Queen's U.P.
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