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Olyokma
, image = Olyokma river.jpg , image_size = , image_caption = View of the river , pushpin_map = Russia Sakha Republic , pushpin_map_size = , pushpin_map_caption= Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia , source1_location = Muroy Range, Olyokma-Stanovik , source1_coordinates = , source1_elevation = , mouth_location = Lena , mouth_coordinates = , mouth_elevation = , progression = , subdivision_type1 = Country , subdivision_name1 = Yakutia, Russia , length = , discharge1_avg = , basin_size = The Olyokma (russian: Олёкма, , ; sah, Өлүөхүмэ, ) is a tributary of the Lena in eastern Siberia. The river gives its name to the Olyokma-Chara Plateau, located to the west of its western bank. History In the summer of 1631, Russian pioneer Pyotr Beketov entered the Olyokma during his first voyage down the Lena and in 1636 he founded the present-day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olekma
, image = Olyokma river.jpg , image_size = , image_caption = View of the river , pushpin_map = Russia Sakha Republic , pushpin_map_size = , pushpin_map_caption= Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia , source1_location = Muroy Range, Olyokma-Stanovik , source1_coordinates = , source1_elevation = , mouth_location = Lena , mouth_coordinates = , mouth_elevation = , progression = , subdivision_type1 = Country , subdivision_name1 = Yakutia, Russia , length = , discharge1_avg = , basin_size = The Olyokma (russian: Олёкма, , ; sah, Өлүөхүмэ, ) is a tributary of the Lena in eastern Siberia. The river gives its name to the Olyokma-Chara Plateau, located to the west of its western bank. History In the summer of 1631, Russian pioneer Pyotr Beketov entered the Olyokma during his first voyage down the Lena and in 1636 he founded the present-day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olyokma Nature Reserve
Olyokma Nature Reserve (russian: Олёкминский) (also Olekminsky) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict nature reserve) located south of the middle reaches of the Lena River on the right bank of its second largest tributary - the Olyokma River at the junction of the Aldan Highlands and the Olyokma-Chara Plateau in Olyokminsky District of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). The area is remote and relatively undisturbed, being 80 km from a town. Topography The region is in the foothills of southwest Yakutia, on the Aldan Highlands / Olyokma-Chara Plateau, an area cut by river valleys. The major rivers of the area are the Tuolby and Amga River. Within the borders of the reserve are 85 streams and rivers stretching from 3 to 110 km, acting as tributaries of the Olyokma, Tuolby, and Amga. Climate and Ecoregion Olyokma is located in the ''East Siberian taiga'' ecoregion. The ecoregion covers the area between the Yenisei River and Lena River down to the Okhotsk Sea. Its nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tungir
The Tungir (russian: Тунгир) is a river in Transbaikalia, East Siberia, Russian Federation. It is the third largest tributary of the Olyokma in terms of length and area of its basin. The river is long and has a drainage basin of . The Tungir is known as the Shiroky Brook (ручей Широкий) in its uppermost stretch. Almost all of its basin is in the Olyokma-Stanovik Highlands area. The river is a destination for rafting and tourism. There are two settlements by the river, Tupik and Gulya.Тунгир / '':'' in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olyokma-Stanovik
The Olyokma-Stanovik ( rus, Олёкминский Становик; ''Olyokminsky Stanovik'') is a system of mountain ranges in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. The western end of the range reaches into Amur Oblast.Олёкминский Становик / '':'' in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. . - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. Geography The Olyokma-Stanovik is part of the |
Nyukzha
The Nyukzha (russian: Нюкжа) is a river in Amur Oblast and Transbaikalia, East Siberia, Russian Federation. It is the second largest tributary of the Olyokma river in terms of length and area of its basin. The Nyukzha is long and has a drainage basin of . There are a number of inhabited places close to the banks of the river, including Ust-Urkima, Lopcha, Chilchi, Ust-Nyukzha, Larba and Yuktali, mostly with a significant Evenk population. A section of the Baikal–Amur Mainline passes along the river valley. / '':'' in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. The river is a destination for |
Olyokma-Chara Plateau
The Olyokma-Chara Plateau ( rus, Олёкмо-Чарское плоскогорье; sah, Өлүөхүмэ-Чаара хаптал хайалаах сир) is a mountainous area in the Sakha Republic and Irkutsk Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.Google Earth A small section is in Kalarsky District, northernmost Zabaykalsky Krai. Charoite, a rare mineral, is found in the Murun Massif area of the plateau, rising between rivers Chara and Tokko. Geography The Olyokma-Chara Plateau is located to the south of the Lena, at the southwestern end of the Sakha Republic in Olyokminsky District, and the eastern end of Irkutsk Oblast, Bodaybinsky District. The plateau is bound by the Chara River, a left tributary of the Olyokma river to the west and the Olyokma, a left tributary of the Lena, to the east. The Tokko River, the largest tributary of the Chara, crosses the uplands from south to north. To the south rises the Udokan Range of the Stanovoy Highlands and to the north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chara (river)
, image = 2000 Charoite 613.jpg , image_size = , image_caption = View of the river and piece of charoite , pushpin_map = Russia Sakha Republic , pushpin_map_size = , pushpin_map_caption= Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia , source1_location = Bolshoye Leprindo Lake , source1_coordinates = , source1_elevation = , mouth = Olyokma , mouth_coordinates = , mouth_elevation = , progression = Olyokma→ , subdivision_type1 = Country , subdivision_name1 = Yakutia, Russia , length = , discharge1_avg = , basin_size = The Chara (russian: Ча́ра; sah, Чаара, ''Çaara'') is a left tributary of the Olyokma in Eastern Siberia, Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Together with the Olyokma, river Chara gives its name to the Olyokma-Chara Plateau (Олёкмо-Чарское плоскогорье), located to the east of its east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena (river)
The Lena (russian: Ле́на, ; evn, Елюенэ, ''Eljune''; sah, Өлүөнэ, ''Ölüöne''; bua, Зүлхэ, ''Zülkhe''; mn, Зүлгэ, ''Zülge'') is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Ob and the Yenisey). Permafrost underlies most of the catchment, 77% of which is continuous. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The Lena is the eleventh-longest river in the world, and the longest river entirely within Russia. Course Originating at an elevation of at its source in the Baikal Mountains south of the Central Siberian Plateau, west of Lake Baikal, the Lena flows northeast across the Lena-Angara Plateau, being joined by the Kirenga, Vitim and Olyokma. From Yakutsk it enters the Central Yakutian Lowland and flows north until joined by its right-hand tributary the Aldan and its most important left-hand tributary, the Vilyuy. After that, it bends westward and northward, flowing between the K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokko (river)
The Tokko (russian: Токко) is a river in Yakutia, East Siberia, Russian Federation. It is the largest tributary of the Chara river in terms of length and area of its basin. The river is long and has a drainage basin of . It is navigable in its final stretch, from its confluence with the Chara. Tokko village is located by the river bank.Tokko / '':'' in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. The Chara-Tokkinskaya group of deposits (Чара-Токкинская группа месторождений), the largest |
Udokan Range
The Udokan Range (russian: хребет Удокан) is a mountain range in Sakha Republic (Yakutia) and Zabaykalsky Krai, Russian Federation. The nearest town is Chara.Google Earth There is copper mining in the range at the Udokan mine, part of the Udokan Ore Region that includes the Kalar and Kodar ranges.Udokan Ore Region / '':'' in 30 vols. - Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. A stretch of the passes through the range following the valley of the Khani river. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanovoy Highlands
The Stanovoy Highlands ( rus, Станово́е наго́рье) or Stanovoy Uplands is a mountain range in the Transbaikal region of Siberia, Russia. Geography The Stanovoy Highlands are a mountainous area between the Patom Highlands to the north and the Vitim Plateau to the south. To the northeast they border with the Olyokma-Chara Plateau —in the upper reaches of the Chara river. The ranges of the highlands stretch roughly in a WSW / ENE direction between the North Baikal Highlands in the west and the Olyokma River in the east. There are large intermontane basins, such as the Muya Depression and the Chara Depression at altitudes ranging between and . Subranges The system of the Stanovoy Highlands comprises a group of subranges, including the following:Oleg Leonidovič Kryžanovskij, ''A Checklist of the Ground-beetles of Russia and Adjacent Lands.'' p. 15 *Southern Muya Range (Южно-Муйский хребет), highest point Muisky Gigant Muisky Gigant (russian: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalar Range
The Kalar Range (russian: Каларский хребет, translit=Kalarskiy khrebet) is a mountain range in Zabaykalsky Krai and the NW end of Amur Oblast, Russian Federation. The highest point of the range is high Skalisty Golets. Google Earth The range is part of the Udokan Ore Region that includes the Kodar Range, Kodar and Udokan ranges.Udokan Ore Region / ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia:'' in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. History Located in a desolate area, the Kalar Range was first described and roughly put on the map in 1857 by Arseny Fedorovich Usoltsev,, A.F. Usoltsev, Lieutenant of the Corps of Military Topographers of the Russian Imperial Army. Usoltsev sighted the range from the right bank of the Kalar (river), Kalar River.Vladimir Obruchev, Obru ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
