Minusinsk Basin or Khakass-Minusinsk Basin (Russian: Минусинская (Хакасско-Минусинская) котловина, Minusinskaya (Chakassko-Minusinskaya) kotlovina) is in Khakassia and Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia located among mountains of South Siberia.
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| Coordinates: 54°00′N 91°30′E / 54°N 91.5°E |
Geography
It is bounded on the west by Kuznetsk Alatau, and east by the Sayan Mountains. See Geography of South-Central Siberia. Elevation varies between 200–700 m, constituting a plain with sparse hillocks and cut by valleys.[1][2]
The Yenisey River and its major tributaries Abakan, Oia (Russian: Оя ) and Tuba flow through the valley. Its major towns are Minusinsk and Abakan. The hollow has a large number of lakes, including saltwater ones. The depression is an important agricultural area; it also has coal deposits (Minusinsk Coal Basin).[1]
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Minusinsk steppe. Painting by Vasily Surikov.![Gora Afanasieva mountain, type site of the Afanasievo culture, Minusinsk Basin.[4]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Gora_Afanasieva_%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%90%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B0_%28403%2C2_%D0%BC%29%2C_view_1.jpg/160px-Gora_Afanasieva_%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%90%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B0_%28403%2C2_%D0%BC%29%2C_view_1.jpg)
Gora Afanasieva mountain, type site of the Afanasievo culture, Minusinsk Basin.[4]
![Gora Afanasieva mountain, type site of the Afanasievo culture, Minusinsk Basin.[4]](https://www.search.com.vn/wiki/en/File:Gora_Afanasieva_%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%90%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B0_(403,2_%D0%BC),_view_1.jpg)