Ob
second-longest river in Russia
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Summary
Ob is a river[1]. Ob ranks in the top 1% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,796 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug[3]
- Country: Russia[4]
- Continent: Asia[5]
- Commons category: Ob River[6]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Kara Sea[7]
- Lake on watercourse: Novosibirsk Reservoir[8]
- Origin of the watercourse: Katun[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ob River[10]
- Tributary: Irtysh[11], Vasyugan[12], Ket[13], Tom[14], Tym[15], Vakh[16], Chulym[17], Poluy[18], Severnaya Sosva[19], Anuy[20], Katun[21], Charysh[22], Biya[23], Kazym[24]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Ob include Gulf of Ob[25], a bay[26], in Russia[27] and Ob' Passage[28], a strait[29].
Why It Matters
Ob has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Ob is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for Ob include Gulf of Ob[25], a bay[26], in Russia[27] and Ob' Passage[28], a strait[29].