The Aldan (russian: Алдан) is the second-longest, right
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...
of the
Lena
Lena or LENA may refer to:
Places
* Léna Department, a department of Houet Province in Burkina Faso
* Lena, Manitoba, an unincorporated community located in Killarney-Turtle Mountain municipality in Manitoba, Canada
* Lena, Norway, a village in ...
in the
Sakha Republic in eastern
Siberia
Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive region, geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a ...
.
[Алдан (река в Якут. АССР)]
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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The river is long, of which around is navigable. It has a drainage basin of .
The river was part of the
River Route to
Okhotsk
Okhotsk ( rus, Охотск, p=ɐˈxotsk) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Okhotsky District of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located at the mouth of the Okhota River on the Sea of Okhotsk. Population:
...
. In 1639
Ivan Moskvitin
Ivan Yuryevich Moskvitin (russian: Иван Юрьевич Москвитин) (? - after 1647) was a Russian explorer, presumably a native of Moscow, who led a Russian reconnaissance party to the Sea of Okhotsk, becoming the first Russian to reac ...
ascended the rivers Aldan and
Maya
Maya may refer to:
Civilizations
* Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America
** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples
** Maya language, the languages of the Maya peoples
* Maya (Ethiopia), a popul ...
and crossed to the
Ulya to reach the
Sea of Okhotsk.
Its
basin is known for gold and for
Cambrian fossil
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s.
Course
The Aldan rises in the
Stanovoy Mountains
The Stanovoy Range (russian: Станово́й хребе́т, ''Stanovoy khrebet''; sah, Сир кура; ), is a mountain range located in the Sakha Republic and Amur Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District. It is also known as Sükebayatur a ...
southwest of
Neryungri
Neryungri ( rus, Нерюнгри, p=ˈnʲerʲʊnɡrʲɪ; evn, Ньируунгра; sah, Нүөрүҥгүрү, ''Nüörünggürü'', ) is the second largest town in the Sakha Republic, Russia and the administrative center of Neryungrinsky Distr ...
. It flows roughly in a northeast / ENE direction south of the
Lena Plateau
The Lena Plateau, also known as Prilensky Plateau ( rus, Приленское плато, ''Prilenskoye Plato''; sah, Өлүөнэтээҕи хаптал хайалаах сир), is one of the great plateaus of Siberia. Administratively it is m ...
across the
Aldan Highlands
The Aldan Highlands, or Aldan Plateau ( rus, Алданское нагорье, r=Aldanskoye Nagorye; sah, Алдан үрдэлэ) are a mountainous area in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. Aldan town and Tommot are l ...
, where it forms the northern border of the
Sunnagyn Range
The Sunnagyn Range (russian: Суннагын), also known as Aldan-Uchur (russian: Алда́но-Учу́рский хребе́т; sah, Алдан-Учур), is a range of mountains in North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part o ...
. Then it flows past
Aldan Aldan may refer to:
;People
*Gille Aldan, the first bishop of Galloway, Scotland
* Andrey Aldan-Semenov (1908–1985), Russian writer
*Duke Aldan, a fictional character in '' Langrisser IV'' video game
;Places
*Aldan, Russia, a town in the Sakha R ...
and through
Tommot
Tommot (russian: Томмо́т; sah, Томмот) is a town in Aldansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Aldan River (a right-hand tributary of the Lena) southwest of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic, and northeast o ...
,
Ust-Maya,
Eldikan
Eldikan (russian: Эльдикан; sah, Элдьикээн, ''Elcikeen'') is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Ust-Maysky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Aldan River, northeast of Ust-Ma ...
and
Khandyga
Khandyga (russian: Хандыга; sah, Хаандыга) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Tomponsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, northeast of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As o ...
before turning northwest. In its last stretch it flanks the southern slopes of the
Verkhoyansk Range
The Verkhoyansk Range (russian: Верхоянский хребет, ''Verkhojanskiy Khrebet''; sah, Үөһээ Дьааҥы сис хайата, ''Üöhee Chaangy sis khaĭata'') is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, Russia near the settle ...
and joins the Lena near
Batamay Batamay (russian: Батамай) is the name of several rural localities in the Sakha Republic, Russia:
*Batamay, Kobyaysky District, Sakha Republic, a '' selo'' in Kirovsky Rural Okrug of Kobyaysky District
* Batamay, Lensky District, Sakha Repu ...
.
[ Google Earth]
Tributaries
The river's main tributaries are the following:
[Aldan - Water of Russia]
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;From the right
*Timpton
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...
*Uchur
The Uchur (russian: Учур; sah, Учур, ''Uçur'') is a river in Khabarovsk Krai and Yakutia in Russia, a right tributary of the Aldan (Lena's basin). The length of the river is . The area of its drainage basin is . The Uchur freezes up in ...
*Maya
Maya may refer to:
Civilizations
* Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America
** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples
** Maya language, the languages of the Maya peoples
* Maya (Ethiopia), a popul ...
* Khamna
* Allakh-Yun
*Khanda
Khanda may refer to:
Places
* Khanda, Sonipat, a very big and historical village in Sonipat district of Haryana, India
* Khanda, Jind, a village in Jind district of Haryana, India
* Khanda Kheri, a village in Hansi Tehsil of Hisar district of ...
*Tyry
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, source1 = Suntar-Khayata Range
, source1_elevation =
, source1_coordinates =
, mouth = Aldan River
, mouth_elevation =
, mouth_coordinates ...
* Eastern Khandyga
*Tompo
The Tompo (russian: Томпо) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, a right tributary of the Aldan, part of the Lena basin. River Tompo gives its name to the Tompo District. It flows across desolate regions, Topolinoye being the ...
* Khandiga
*Baray
A ''baray'' ( km, បារាយណ៍) is an artificial body of water which is a common element of the architectural style of the Khmer Empire of Southeast Asia. The largest are the East Baray and West Baray in the Angkor area, each rectangu ...
*Tukulan
Tukulans ( rus, Тукуланы; sah, Тукулаан) are relief forms shaped by aeolian processes of the Central Yakutian Lowland, Yakutia, Russian Federation. They are sand dunes of a characteristic type mainly found along the valley of th ...
* Kele
*Tumara
The Tumara (russian: Тумара; sah, Тумара) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, a right tributary of the Aldan, part of the Lena basin. It flows across an area that is largely desolate, except for Segyan-Kyuyol village. ...
**Nuora
The Nuora (russian: Нуора; sah, Нуора) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, a right tributary of the Tumara, of the Aldan basin, part of the Lena basin. It has a length of and a drainage basin area of .
The Nuora flows ...
;From the left
* Amedichi
* Chuga
*Yungyuele
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, image_caption = Course of the Yungyuele ONC map section
, source1_location = Aldan Highlands
, source1_coordinates =
, source1_elevation =
, mouth = Aldan
, mou ...
* Bilir
*Notora
The Notora (russian: Нотора; sah, Нуотара) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia, a left tributary of the Aldan, part of the Lena basin. It has a length of and a drainage basin area of .
There is a bridge of the Yakutsk ...
* Kuoluma
* Amga
*Tatta
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, image_caption = A branch of the Tatta at Ytyk-Kyuyol
, source1 = Lena Plateau
, source1_elevation =
, source1_coordinates =
, mouth = Aldan River
, mouth_elevatio ...
* Tanda.
See also
*List of rivers of Russia
Russia can be divided into a European and an Asian part. The dividing line is generally considered to be the Ural Mountains. The European part is drained into the Arctic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, and Caspian Sea. The Asian part is drain ...
References
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External links
*
Rivers of the Sakha Republic
Physiographic provinces
Central Yakutian Lowland
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