The Kanas River () is a river in
Altay Prefecture
Altay Prefecture is located in Northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It has an area of and a population of 561,667 (2000). It is a part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. At the 2000 census, Altay was the only major subdivision of Ili ...
,
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...
,
China
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. It starts from
Khüiten Peak
Khüiten Peak ( mn, Хүйтэн оргил, Hüiten orgil, ; "cold peak"), also known in China as Friendship Peak (), is the highest peak with 4,356 m above sea level and a permanent snow cap in the Altai Range, the international border ...
, runs at the foot of the
Altai Mountains
The Altai Mountains (), also spelled Altay Mountains, are a mountain range in Central Asia, Central and East Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan converge, and where the rivers Irtysh and Ob River, Ob have their headwaters. The m ...
, and through the
Kanas Lake. At its confluence with the
Hemu River
Hemu (; also known as Hemu Vikramaditya and Hemchandra Vikramaditya; died 5 November 1556) was an Indian emperor who previously served as a general and Wazir of Adil Shah Suri of Sur Empire during a period in Indian history when Mughals and ...
, the
Burqin River Burqin may refer to:
China
* Burqin County, a county in Xinjiang
* (布尔津镇), a town and the seat of Burqin County
* (布尔津河), in Xinjiang
Palestine
* Burqin, Palestine
* Burqin Church
The Burqin Church ( ar, كنيسة برقين), ...
is formed.
Overview
The Kanas River is the northernmost river of
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...
. It starts from the southwestern foot of the
Tavan Bogd
The ( mn, Таван богд, ; "Five saints") is a mountain massif in Mongolia, near the triple border with China and Russia. Its highest peak, the Khüiten Peak (formerly also known as Nairamdal Peak), is the highest point of Mongolia at 43 ...
massif, on the border of the three countries China,
Mongolia
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and
Russia
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, and runs along the foot of the
Altai Mountains
The Altai Mountains (), also spelled Altay Mountains, are a mountain range in Central Asia, Central and East Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan converge, and where the rivers Irtysh and Ob River, Ob have their headwaters. The m ...
. It then that flows into the Kanas Lake as the Upper Kanas River, and flows out of the Kanas Lake as the Lower Kanas River.
Upper Kanas River
The Kanas River begins at the southwest foot of
Yuyi Mountain of the Tawan Bogd massif, runs at the foot of
Altai Mountains
The Altai Mountains (), also spelled Altay Mountains, are a mountain range in Central Asia, Central and East Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan converge, and where the rivers Irtysh and Ob River, Ob have their headwaters. The m ...
, collecting water from other rivers, and flows into the northern end of the Kanas Lake.
Lower Kanas River
The river that flows out from the southern end of the Kanas Lake is also called the Kanas River. It runs down through the scenic spots, such as Shenxian Bay (神仙湾), Moon Bay(月亮湾), and Wolong Bay (臥龍湾).
Kanas River (Burqin County)
/ref> At its confluence with the Hemu River
Hemu (; also known as Hemu Vikramaditya and Hemchandra Vikramaditya; died 5 November 1556) was an Indian emperor who previously served as a general and Wazir of Adil Shah Suri of Sur Empire during a period in Indian history when Mughals and ...
( 禾木河), the Burqin River Burqin may refer to:
China
* Burqin County, a county in Xinjiang
* (布尔津镇), a town and the seat of Burqin County
* (布尔津河), in Xinjiang
Palestine
* Burqin, Palestine
* Burqin Church
The Burqin Church ( ar, كنيسة برقين), ...
( 布尔津河) is formed, which further runs down into the Irtysh
The Irtysh ( otk, 𐰼𐱅𐰾:𐰇𐰏𐰕𐰏, Ertis ügüzüg, mn, Эрчис мөрөн, ''Erchis mörön'', "erchleh", "twirl"; russian: Иртыш; kk, Ертіс, Ertis, ; Chinese: 额尔齐斯河, pinyin: ''É'ěrqísī hé'', Xiao'erj ...
and Ob Rivers, and finally enters the Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceans. It spans an area of approximately and is known as the coldest of all the oceans. The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) recognizes it as an ocean, a ...
.
References
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External links
Photos of Kanas River
Photos of Kanas River
in Chinese
Rivers of Xinjiang
Altay Prefecture