The Karenga (russian: Каренга) is a river in
Zabaykalsky Krai
Zabaykalsky Krai ( rus, Забайкальский край, r=Zabaikal'skii krai, p=zəbɐjˈkalʲskʲɪj kraj, lit. "Transbaikal krai"; bua, Yбэр Байгалай хизаар, Uber Baigalai Xizaar) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai) t ...
, southern East Siberia,
Russia
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. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
The area through which the river flows is inhabited by indigenous
Tungus
Tungusic peoples are an ethno-linguistic group formed by the speakers of Tungusic languages (or Manchu–Tungus languages). They are native to Siberia and Northeast Asia.
The Tungusic phylum is divided into two main branches, northern (Evenic or ...
people.
[
There are Neolithic archaeological sites near the mouth of the river where ancient ceramic remains belonging to the Ust-Karenga Culture have been found.][ ]
Course
The Karenga is a right tributary of the Vitim
Vitim (russian: Витим) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
Modern localities
*Vitim, Sakha Republic, an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Lensky District of the Sakha Republic
*Vitim, Republic of Buryatia, a r ...
. Its sources are in the Chingikhan Saddle, located between the Yablonoi Mountains
The Yablonoi Mountains or Yablonovy Mountains ( rus, Яблоновый хребет, bua, Яабланай шэлэ нуруу, ; mn, Яблоны нуруу, ''Yablony nuruu'') are a mountain range, in Transbaikal (mainly in Zabaykalsky Krai ...
and the Chersky Range
The Chersky Range (, ) is a chain of mountains in northeastern Siberia between the Yana River and the Indigirka River. Administratively the area of the range belongs to the Sakha Republic, although a small section in the east is within Magadan O ...
. Kontalaksky Golets
Kontalaksky Golets (russian: link=no, Конталакский Голец) is a peak in the Yablonoi Mountains. Administratively it is part of the Transbaikal Krai, Russian Federation.
Geography
This high mountain is the highest point of the Y ...
, the highest peak of the Yablonoi rises to the NW of the river valley, near Tungokochen
Tungokochen (russian: Тунгокочен) is a rural locality in Tungokochensky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. Population:
Geography
The village is about NNE of the district administrative center of Verkh-Usugli. It lies on the left ba ...
.Google Earth
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[Каренга - Water of Russia]
/ref> It flows in a mainly northeastern direction within a winding channel. The vegetation along the banks of the river is mainly sparse larch
Larches are deciduous conifers in the genus ''Larix'', of the family Pinaceae (subfamily Laricoideae). Growing from tall, they are native to much of the cooler temperate northern hemisphere, on lowlands in the north and high on mountains furt ...
taiga
Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruce ...
. Its lower course is at the eastern end of the Vitim Plateau
Vitim Plateau is a plateau in Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. The plateau is sparsely populated, the main settlements are Romanovka and Bagdarin. An area of the plateau is an ancient volcanic field with a number of cinder cones and volcan ...
.[Энциклопедия Забайкалья - Vitim Plateau]
/ref> Finally, at the border with Buryatia
Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia (russian: Республика Бурятия, r=Respublika Buryatiya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə bʊˈrʲætʲɪjə; bua, Буряад Улас, Buryaad Ulas, , mn, Буриад Улс, Buriad Uls), is ...
it meets the Vitim from its mouth in 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 ...
.[Karenga](_blank)
// ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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:'' n 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
The longest tributaries of the Karenga are the long Bugarikhta and the long Bereya from the right. The river basin has 332 lakes with a total area of .Энциклопедия Забайкалья Karenga, river
/ref> The river is frozen between late November and mid April. It has sharp fluctuations in the water level in the spring and summer.permafrost
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in the basin.[
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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 drained into ...
References
External links
Tourism in Transbaikalia. Karenga. 2011Жители села Усть Каренга шесть месяцев в году отрезаны от цивилизации
Rivers of Zabaykalsky Krai
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