Khatanga

American  

[kuh-tahng-guh, -tang-] / kəˈtɑŋ gə, -ˈtæŋ- /

noun

1. a river in N central Siberian Russia, flowing SE and N to the Khatanga Gulf of the Laptev Sea. 715 miles (1,150 km) long.

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Example Sentences

In the summer, boats would make the 200-km upriver journey from Khatanga, the closest town.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2019

Earlier that summer our group of Americans joined Vladimir Pavlov and Roman Veselovskiy from Moscow and flew to the small Arctic town of Khatanga.

From Slate • Jul. 31, 2015

We flew to Khatanga, one of the most northerly towns in Siberia, and there we boarded a small boat, the Taimyr.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2013

They reached Khatanga Bay, however, and on 27th August the Vega was at the mouth of the Lena.

From A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole by Synge, M. B. (Margaret Bertha)