Magadan Oblast
Magadan Oblast ( rus, Магаданская область, r=Magadanskaya oblast, p=məgɐˈdanskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia. It is geographically located in the Far East region of the country, and is adminis ...
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Russia
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. It is a left tributary of the
Kolyma river
The Kolyma ( rus, Колыма, p=kəlɨˈma; sah, Халыма, translit=Khalyma) is a river in northeastern Siberia, whose basin covers parts of the Sakha Republic, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and Magadan Oblast of Russia.
The Kolyma is frozen ...
, which forms at the confluence of the Ayan-Yuryakh and the Kulu.
Course
The source of the river is in the Khalkan Range.
The river flows across the Upper Kolyma Highlands and is fed primarily by rain and snow.
Its main tributary is the long
Belichan
Belichan (russian: Беличан) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Susumansky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia. Population:
Geography
Belichan is located in the Upper Kolyma Highlands by the Byoryolyokh
The Byoryolyokh (r ...
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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 drained into ...
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Nera Plateau
The Nera Plateau ( rus, Нерское плоскогорье, sah, Ньара хаптал хайалаах сирэ) is a mountain plateau in the southeastern Sakha Republic ( Oymyakon District) and the northwestern end of Magadan Oblast ( S ...