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Turan Range
The Turan Range (russian: Хребет Тура̀на) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively it belongs partly to Amur Oblast and partly to the Khabarovsk Krai of the Russian Federation. History The range was formerly a remote area, first explored by Peter Carl Ludwig Schwarz during the East Siberian Expedition of 1855. It was mapped by Arseniy Usoltsev together with geological engineer Pyotr Gorlov in 1958. A railway tunnel of the Baikal–Amur Mainline was built across the range. Geography The Turan is a range in northeastern Siberia, located in the southeastern end of Amur Oblast and the southwestern side of Khabarovsk Krai. It is part of the Yankan - Tukuringra - Soktakhan - Dzhagdy group of mountain ranges. Its ridges have a massive look, with rounded mountaintops.Турана // |
Middle Nanaki
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Pyotr Nikolayevich Gorlov
Pyotr Nikolayevich Gorlov (russian: Пётр Никола́евич Го́рлов; 11 May 1839 in Irkutsk, Irkutsk Governorate, Russian Empire – 20 November 1915) was a geologist and engineer who explored coal deposits in the Donets Basin, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Ussuri Krai. He founded the city of Horlivka Horlivka ( , ; uk, Го́рлівка ), or Gorlovka (russian: link=no, Горловка ), is a city of regional significance in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. In 2001, the city's population was 292,000, and it was estimated as Economic activit ...; the city has a monument in honor of him. References External links Article with picture of the monument 1839 births 1915 deaths Deaths from pneumonia in Russia Engineers from the Russian Empire Geologists from the Russian Empire People from Irkutsk People from Irkutsk Governorate Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 2nd class Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 2nd class Russian city fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byssa (river)
The Byssa (russian: Бысса) is a river in Selemdzhinsky District, Amur Oblast, Russia. It is the third longest tributary of the Selemdzha, with a length of and with the third in drainage basin area, after the Orlovka. The name of the river originated in the Evenki language. The river flows across a largely uninhabited area except for Byssa and Fevralsk villages in the area of its mouth. South of Fevralsk the river is crossed by the Far Eastern Railway line.Google Earth Course The Byssa is a left tributary of the Selemdzha. It has its origin at an elevation of about in the northwestern slopes of the Turan Range. The river flows in a roughly southwestern direction with rapids and a winding channel in its upper reaches. After leaving the mountainous area it enters a wide swampy valley where it meanders slowly all along its middle and lower course. Finally it meets the left bank of the Selemdzha from its mouth in the Zeya. The main tributaries of the Byssa are the long Ig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulma (river)
The Ulma (russian: Ульма) is a river in Mazanovsky District, Amur Oblast, Russia. It is the longest tributary of the Selemdzha, with a length of and with the fourth in drainage basin area, after the Orlovka and Byssa. The river flows across a largely uninhabited area except for Ulma village on its banks. It is a rafting and fishing destination. History Pottery fragments belonging to the Paleolithic Selemdzha culture (SLM) were found at the archaeological site Ust-Ulma-1 by the river. Organic content in a potsherd found at the site was dated back to between 8,900 and 12,590 years ago. In 1981, the Ulma Zakaznik (Ульминский заказник), a protected area of , was established in the middle basin of the river. Course The Ulma is a left tributary of the Selemdzha. It has its origin at the confluence of the Right Ulma and Left Ulma (Bordak) in the western slopes of the Turan Range. The river flows fast in a roughly southwestern direction in its upper reaches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amur River
The Amur (russian: река́ Аму́р, ), or Heilong Jiang (, "Black Dragon River", ), is the world's List of longest rivers, tenth longest river, forming the border between the Russian Far East and Northeast China, Northeastern China (Inner Manchuria). The Amur proper is long, and has a drainage basin of . ''mizu'' ("water") in Japanese. The name "Amur" may have evolved from a root word for water, coupled with a size modifier for "Big Water". Its ancient Chinese names were ''Yushui'', ''Wanshui'' and ''Heishui'', formed from variants to ''shui'', meaning "water".The fishes of the Amur River:updated check-list and zoogeography'' The modern Chinese name for the river, ''Heilong Jiang'' means "Cardinal_directions#Cultural_variations, Black Dragon River", while the Manchurian language, Manchurian name ''Sahaliyan Ula'', the Mongolian names " Amar mörön " (Cyrillic: Амар мөрөн) originates from the name " Amar " meaning to rest and ''Khar mörön'' (Cyrillic: Хар ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bureya River
The Bureya () is a south-flowing, left tributary of the Amur, Amur river in Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Its name comes from the Evenk language, Evenk word ''birija'', meaning river. Course The Bureya is formed from the junction of the Pravaya (right) Bureya and the Levaya (left) Bureya. Geography Its basin is bounded in the west by the Turan Range and the river Zeya River, Zeya, to the south by the Amur, to the east by the Bureya Range, the rivers Urmi (river), Urmi and Amgun, and to the north by the Ezop Range and several rivers that flow northeastwards into the Sea of Okhotsk. There are no cities on the river, the largest settlements on the river are Novy Urgal on the Baikal Amur Mainline and, Novobureysky and Bureya, Russia, Bureya, both on the Trans-Siberian Railway. The Tyrma is a left tributary that crosses the railway south from Novy Urgal at the town of Tyrma. The Chegdomyn coal fields are north of Novy Urgal. The Bureya Dam, Bureya hydro power pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeya River
The Zeya (russian: Зе́я; from indigenous Evenki word "djee" (blade); zh, 结雅; mnc, m= , Mölendroff: jingkiri bira) is a northern, left tributary of the Amur in Amur Oblast, Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The average flow of the river is . History The first Russian documented to enter the area was Vassili Poyarkov. Course It rises in the Toko-Stanovik mountain ridge, a part of the Stanovoy Range. The Zeya flows through the Zeya Reservoir, at the junction of the Tukuringra Range and Dzhagdy Range, and joins the Amur near Blagoveshchensk, at the border with China. Regulation of river discharge by Zeya Dam mitigates extremities of river flow down to 5000 m³/s. The Zeya contributes around 16% of both the average and maximum flow of de Amur because of the flow regulations. In the past, the Zeya could have contributed up to almost 50% of the Amur's maximum flow of approximately 30,000 m³/s. The main tributaries of the Zeya are Tok, Mulmuga, Bryanta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selemdzha River
The Selemdzha () is a river in the Amur Oblast, Amur Region of Russia. It is the biggest, left tributary of the Zeya (river), Zeya. The length of the river is 647 km. The area of its basin 68,600 km². Course The Selemdzha has its source where three mountain ranges meet the Bureya Range, the Dusse-Alin from the south, the Ezop Range from the west and the Yam-Alin from the north, and flows first northwest with the Selemdzha Range to the north, and then westwards across the Zeya-Bureya Plain.Селемджа // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : (in 30 vols.) / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. The Baikal–Amur Mainline crosses the river just west of Fevralsk and reaches the Zeya north of the Trans-Siberian Railway and Blagoveshchensk. Its main tributaries are the Ulma (river), Ulma and Byssa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Google Earth
Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D computer graphics, 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposition, superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and geographic information system, GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles. Users can explore the globe by entering addresses and coordinates, or by using a Computer keyboard, keyboard or computer mouse, mouse. The program can also be downloaded on a smartphone or Tablet computer, tablet, using a touch screen or stylus to navigate. Users may use the program to add their own data using Keyhole Markup Language and upload them through various sources, such as forums or blogs. Google Earth is able to show various kinds of images overlaid on the surface of the earth and is also a Web Map Service client. In 2019, Google has revealed that Google Earth now covers more than 97 percent of the world, and has c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bureya Reservoir , Russia
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Bureya may refer to: *Bureya (river), a tributary of the Amur in Amur Oblast and Khabarovsk Krai, Russia *Bureya, Russia, an urban-type settlement in Amur Oblast Amur Oblast ( rus, Аму́рская о́бласть, r=Amurskaya oblast, p=ɐˈmurskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located on the banks of the Amur and Zeya Rivers in the Russian Far East. The administrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
