Oklan
| Oklan Оклан / Ыӄлан | |
|---|---|
Koryak Highlands | |
| • coordinates | 63°34′36″N 163°43′03″E / 63.57667°N 163.71750°E |
| • elevation | 540 metres (1,770 ft) |
| Mouth | Penzhina |
• coordinates | 62°33′11″N 166°32′50″E / 62.55306°N 166.54722°E |
• elevation | 23 metres (75 ft) |
| Length | 272 km (169 mi) |
| Basin size | 12,600 km2 (4,900 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 138 m3/s (4,900 cu ft/s) |
The Oklan (Russian: Оклан; Koryak: Ыӄлан) is a river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia. The length of the river is 272 kilometres (169 mi) and the area of is drainage basin 12,600 square kilometres (4,900 sq mi).[1] It is the second most important tributary of the Penzhina after the Belaya.
The name of the river comes from the Koryak "yalan" (Ыӄлан), meaning "icy way".[2]
History
Russian
Course
The Oklan has its source in Mount Stolovaya, located in the western part of the
The river is fed mainly by snow and freezes in October, staying under thick ice until May. The melting of the ice in the river valley continues during the summer period. The main tributaries of the Oklan are the 62 km (39 mi) long Khayoklam (Хайоклан) from the right and the 91 km (57 mi) long Bolshoy Chalbugchan (Хайоклан) from the left.[1]
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Flora and fauna
The Oklan river basin is characterized by discontinuous
Among the fish species in the river the pike and the grayling deserve mention.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Река Оклан in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Leontiev V.V. , Novikova K.A. Toponymic dictionary of the North-East of the USSR / scientific. ed. G. A. Menovshchikov ; FEB AS USSR . North-East complex. Research Institute. Lab. archeology, history and ethnography. - Magadan: Magadan . book. publishing house , 1989. - S. 290. - 456 p. — ISBN 5-7581-0044-7
- ^ a b c d Water of Russia - Оклан
- ^ "Топографска карта P-57_58 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ V. Yu. Neshataeva, Vegetation cover of the North of the Kamchatka Okrug (Kamchatsky Krai) and its geobotanical zoning // Ecology and geography of plants and plant communities: Proceedings of the IV International Scientific Conference. - Yekaterinburg, 2018. - April 16. — ISBN 978-5-7741-0341-6
External links
- Проект переселения «Пенжинский муниципальный район» Общая характеристика (стр. 1 )
- Kamchatka Krai travel guide
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