Irtysh

Ir·tysh or Ir·tish  (r-tsh)

A river of northwest China, eastern Kazakhstan, and central Russia flowing about 4,264 km (2,650 mi) generally northwest to the Ob River. It is navigable for much of its course.

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Irtysh, Irtish [ɪəˈtɪʃ]

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(Placename) a river in central Asia, rising in China in the Altai Mountains and flowing west through Kazakhstan, then northwest into Russia to join the Ob River as its chief tributary. Length: 4444 km (2760 miles)

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Irtysh - an Asian river that rises in the Altai Mountains in northern China and flows generally northwest to become a tributary of the Ob River Irtish, Irtish River, Irtysh River Siberia - a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters