Aldan (river)
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| Aldan | |
|---|---|
Stanovoy Mountains | |
| • location | Neryungri, Sakha |
| • coordinates | 56°29′06″N 123°44′02″E / 56.485°N 123.734°E |
| • elevation | 1,224 m (4,016 ft) |
| Mouth | Lena |
• location | Sakha |
• coordinates | 63°26′46″N 129°33′13″E / 63.44611°N 129.55361°E |
• elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Length | 2,273 km (1,412 mi) |
| Basin size | 729,000 km2 (281,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 5,489 m3/s (193,800 cu ft/s) (near mouth) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lena→ Laptev Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Amedichi, Amga |
| • right | Timpton, Uchur, Maya, Allakh-Yun |
The Aldan (
Sakha and Russian: Алдан) is the second-longest right tributary of the Lena in the Sakha Republic in eastern Siberia.[1] The river is 2,273 kilometres (1,412 mi) long, of which around 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) is navigable. It has a drainage basin of 729,000 square kilometres (281,000 sq mi).[2]
The river was part of the
Ulya to reach the Sea of Okhotsk
.
Its basin is known for gold and for Cambrian fossils.
Course
The Aldan rises in the
Stanovoy Mountains southwest of Neryungri. It flows roughly in a northeast / ENE direction south of the Lena Plateau across the Aldan Highlands, where it forms the northern border of the Sunnagyn Range. Then it flows past Aldan and through Tommot, Ust-Maya, Eldikan and Khandyga before turning northwest. In its last stretch it flanks the southern slopes of the Verkhoyansk Range and joins the Lena near Batamay.[3]
Tributaries
The river's main tributaries are the following:[4]
- From the right
- Timpton
- Uchur
- Maya
- Khamna
- Allakh-Yun
- Khanda
- Tyry
- Eastern Khandyga
- Tompo
- Khandiga
- Baray
- Tukulan
- Kele
- Tumara
- From the left
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See also
References
- ^ Алдан (река в Якут. АССР), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ "Река АЛДАН in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ Aldan - Water of Russia
- Zvegintzov, Nicholas; Yates, Anthol (2001). Siberian BAM Guide: Rail, River & Road. Rail Guides Series. Trialblazer Publications. ISBN 9781873756188.
External links
Media related to Aldan River at Wikimedia Commons
