Muna (Umba)
Muna | |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 67°04′29″N 34°40′36″E / 67.07472°N 34.67667°E |
Mouth | Lake Kanozero |
• coordinates | 67°03′53″N 34°09′40″E / 67.0647°N 34.1611°ECoordinates: 67°03′53″N 34°09′40″E / 67.0647°N 34.1611°E |
Length | 40 km (25 mi) |
Basin size | 988 km2 (381 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Lake Kanozero→ Umba→ White Sea |
The Muna (Russian: Муна) is a river in the southwestern part on the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. The Muna is a tributary to the river Umba. It is 40 kilometres (25 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 988 square kilometres (381 sq mi).[1] Its source is , about 30 km east of Lake Kanozero. From there it flows towards the west, following a winding course through a sparsely populated, hilly landscape dominated by forests and bogs. A substantial tributary, the , flows into the Muna from the north. The Muna's outlet is at the eastern bank of Lake Kanozero, about 8 km southeast of where the river Umba falls into the same lake.
References[]
- Topographical map 1:200000 (Map) (1992 ed.). Russian Federation, Murmansk Oblast. § 22.
Categories:
- Tributaries of the Umba (White Sea)
- Rivers of Murmansk Oblast
- Murmansk Oblast geography stubs
- Russia river stubs