Emba (river)
| Emba | |
|---|---|
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  Mouth location in Kazakhstan | |
| Location | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Caspian Sea |
• coordinates | 46°37′42″N 53°19′02″E / 46.62833°N 53.31722°E |
| Length | 712 km (442 mi) |
| Basin size | 40,400 km2 (15,600 sq mi) |
The Emba (
boundary between Europe and Asia
.
In its upper course, the Emba is a small river, its valley barely over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) wide. Lower down, after the waters of the Temir River flow into it, the Emba's valleys widen to almost 7 kilometres (4 mi). The Emba flows in a single channel, only breaking off into little arms in places. But around 100 kilometres (62 mi) before it enters the Caspian Sea, it breaks off in places to form several lakes, which are connected to each other through slender channels that only run during flooding. The Emba is a snow-fed river. It freezes over in winter, a process that begins in November and lasts until March.[2]
Oil basin
The oil basin of the Emba lies between the
Bolsheviks tried to build the Algemba railway and pipeline from Alexandrov Gay, so as to provide a means of conveying the oil from the recently captured oil field to the centre of Russia. However, due to logistical problems, the project failed with substantial loss of life.[3]
Places on the banks of the Emba
References
- ^ Эмба (река), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ ISBN 9783642115240. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ "Кровавые стройки века". History Lost. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
