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'''Iokanga River''' (''Иоканга'', or ''Иоканьга'' in [[Russian language|Russian]]) is a [[river]] in the north of the [[Kola Peninsula]] in [[Murmansk Oblast]], [[Russia]]. It is 203 [[Kilometre|km]] in length. The area of its [[Drainage basin|basin]] is 6,020 [[sq km]]. The Iokanga River originates in the Lake Alozero and flows into the [[Barents Sea]]. Its biggest [[tributary]] is the [[Sukhaya River]]. |
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| image = Yokanga Ozero Rechnoye.jpg |
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| mouth = [[Barents Sea]] |
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| basin_size = {{convert|1600|km2|abbr=on}} |
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| tributaries_right = [[Rova (river)|Rova]], [[Sukhaya (Iokanga)|Sukhaya]] |
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The '''Iokanga''' ({{lang-ru|Иоканьга}}) is a [[river]] in the north of the [[Kola Peninsula]] in [[Murmansk Oblast]], [[Russia]]. It is 203 km in length. The area of its [[Drainage basin|basin]] is 6,020 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=gvr>{{GVR|154720|Река Иоканьга (Иоканга)}}</ref> The Iokanga originates in Lake Alozero and flows into the [[Barents Sea]]. Its biggest [[tributary]] is the [[Sukhaya (Iokanga)|Sukhaya]]. The river's indigenous [[Sami people|Sami]] inhabitants have traditionally spoken the [[Ter Sami language]]. However, in the 1930s the largest Ter Sami village, Yokanga, was declared "[[Unpromising villages|perspectiveless]]" by the Soviet authorities and its inhabitants were forced to move to the [[Gremikha]] military base. |
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The Iokanga is famous for its salmon. With its strong current, huge boulders, and numerous pools, the Iokanga is picturesque as well as challenging. It is widely regarded as one of Russia's finest rivers for fishing. Until recently access to the river was only for Russians. Now, however, the river has been opened to foreign fishermen. Some of the largest specimens of the [[Atlantic salmon]] have been found in the river.<ref name="Yokanga River">{{cite web|title=YOKANGA RIVER – SALMON HUNTING FOR THE EXPERIENCED AND COMMITTED SALMON ANGLER|url=http://salmonjunkies.com/uncategorized/yokanga-river-%E2%80%93-salmon-hunting-for-the-experienced-and-committed-salmon-angler/|publisher=Salmon Junkies|accessdate=13 March 2013|archive-date=16 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816191827/http://salmonjunkies.com/uncategorized/yokanga-river-%E2%80%93-salmon-hunting-for-the-experienced-and-committed-salmon-angler/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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[[File:Suchaja Yokanga.jpg|thumb|Iokanga river]] |
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==References== |
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{{Rivers of Russia}} |
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[[Category:Drainage basins of the Barents Sea]] |
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Latest revision as of 12:33, 16 April 2024
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| Iokanga | |
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| Standort | |
| Land | Russland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Barents Sea |
• coordinates | 68°01′51″N 39°37′24″E / 68.03083°N 39.62333°E |
| Length | 137 km (85 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,600 km2 (620 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Rova, Sukhaya |
The Iokanga (Russian: Иоканьга) is a river in the north of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is 203 km in length. The area of its basin is 6,020 km2.[1] The Iokanga originates in Lake Alozero and flows into the Barents Sea. Its biggest tributary is the Sukhaya. The river's indigenous Sami inhabitants have traditionally spoken the Ter Sami language. However, in the 1930s the largest Ter Sami village, Yokanga, was declared "perspectiveless" by the Soviet authorities and its inhabitants were forced to move to the Gremikha military base.
The Iokanga is famous for its salmon. With its strong current, huge boulders, and numerous pools, the Iokanga is picturesque as well as challenging. It is widely regarded as one of Russia's finest rivers for fishing. Until recently access to the river was only for Russians. Now, however, the river has been opened to foreign fishermen. Some of the largest specimens of the Atlantic salmon have been found in the river.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Река Иоканьга (Иоканга) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ "YOKANGA RIVER – SALMON HUNTING FOR THE EXPERIENCED AND COMMITTED SALMON ANGLER". Salmon Junkies. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
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