Yug River
| Yug Russian: Юг |
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The Yug in Podosinovets
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| Country | Russia |
| Basin features | |
| River mouth | Northern Dvina |
| Basin size | 35,600 square kilometres (13,700 sq mi) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 574 km (357 mi) |
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Coordinates: 60°43′40″N 46°19′30″E / 60.7278°N 46.325°E
The Yug (Russian: Юг) is a river in Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky, Nikolsky, and Velikoustyugsky Districts of Vologda Oblast and in Podosinovsky District of Kirov Oblast in Russia. It is 574-kilometer (357 mi) long, and the area of its basin is 35,600 square kilometers (13,700 sq mi). The Yug joins the Sukhona near the town of Veliky Ustyug, forming the Northern Dvina, one of the biggest rivers of European Russia.
The principal tributaries of the Yug are the Sharzhenga (left), the Kichmenga (left), the Yentala (right), the Pushma (right), and the Luza (right). Most of the course of the Yug runs through the Northern Ridge, and the Yug is one of the biggest rivers crossing the ridge.
Despite the fact then the name of the river is identical to the Russian word for "south", the name has Finno-Ugric origins and originates from the Komi word ju which means "water".
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