Most of Siberia is drained by one of three great rivers: the Ob, the Yenisey, and the Lena. The Yenisey River is the largest of Siberia's three river systems. The lower course of the river is an estuary called the Yenisey Gulf; the gulf is about 250 km (155 mi) long and up to 50 km (30 mi) wide. Upstream from the Gulf, the river is navigable from June through October at least as far as the timber-exporting port of Igarka, about 675 km (420 mi) from the river's mouth. Dudinka is the only town of any size downstream from Igarka. Navigation on the river is guided by a large number of range lights. In general, these lights are carried on wood skeletal towers. Some of these towers are very light in design, probably so that they can be relocated as required by changes in the river channel. This page generally lists only the larger lights, those roughly 15 m (49 ft) or taller; these are more substantial and permanent structures. Many thanks to Michel Forand for his research on the lighthouses of the Russian Arctic; all of the information on this page comes from his work. The Russian word for a lighthouse is mayak (маяк); mys is a cape and ostrov is an island. Aids to navigation on the inland waterways of Russia are maintained by the River Transport division of the Maritime Board. Special thanks to Michel Forand for sharing his careful research on the lighthouses of the Russian Arctic. Russian light list (RU) numbers are from Russian Navy Publication 2111 as reported by the Admiralty. The Admiralty is no longer listing the lights of this inland Russian waterway, but the former Admiralty numbers are from volume L of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. None of these lights appear on the ARLHS or NGA light lists. |
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![]() Selyakino (Mys Selyakin) Range Front Light Panoramio photo copyright Evgeny Gusev; used by permission |
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Posted December 29, 2011. Checked and revised February 26, 2017. Lighthouses: 40. Site copyright 2017 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.