Kherlen River (also known as Kern or Kerülen; ; ) is a
1,254 km river in
Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...
and
China.
Course
The river originates in the south slopes of the
Khentii mountains
The Khentii Mountains ( mn, Хэнтийн нуруу) are a mountain range in the Töv and Khentii Provinces in North Eastern Mongolia.
Geography
The mountain chain overlaps the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area and includes Mongolia's ...
, near the
Burkhan Khaldun
The Burkhan Khaldun (Cyrillic: Бурхан Халдун) is one of the Khentii Mountains in the Khentii Province of northeastern Mongolia. The mountain or its locality is believed to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan as well as his tomb. It ...
mountain in the
Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area
The Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area is a government administered Strictly Protected Area in the Khentii aimag (province) in Eastern Mongolia. Strictly Protected Areas are regions of land designated by the Mongolian government as wildlife pre ...
, about northeast of
Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar (; mn, Улаанбаатар, , "Red Hero"), previously anglicized as Ulan Bator, is the capital and most populous city of Mongolia. It is the coldest capital city in the world, on average. The municipality is located in north ce ...
.
This area constitutes the divide between the Arctic (
Tuul River
, , "to wade through"
, nickname = Queen Tuul
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) and Pacific (Kherlen,
Onon
Onon may refer to:
* Onon (river), river in Mongolia and Russia
* Onon, Khentii, town in the Khentii Province of Mongolia
* Onon (crater), crater on Mars named after the river
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) basins and is consequently named “Three River Basins”.
From there the Kherlen flows in a mostly eastern direction through the
Khentii aimag. On its further way it crosses the eastern Mongolian steppe past
Ulaan Ereg Ulaan ( mn, Улаан, ''red'', zh, 乌兰) may refer to:
* Wulan County, Qinghai, China
* Ulaan Taiga, a mountain range in north Mongolia
See also
* Ulan (disambiguation)
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and
Choibalsan, entering
China at and emptying into
Hulun Nuur after another .
Kherlen-Ergune-Amur
In years with high precipitation, the normally exitless
Hulun Lake
Hulun Lake (; mn, hölön nuur Хөлөн нуур, lit. ''foot lake'') or Dalai Nor ( mn, Dalai nuur Далай нуур, lit. ''ocean lake''), is a large lake in the Inner Mongolia region of northern China.
Geography
It is one of the five large ...
may overflow at its northern shore, and the water will meet the
Ergune River after about .
The Ergune marks the border between
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
and China for about , until it meets the
Amur River. The system Kherlen-Ergune-Amur has a total length of .
See also
*
List of rivers of Mongolia
This is a list of notable rivers of Mongolia, arranged geographically by river basin.
The Mongolian words for river are ''gol'' (') and ''mörön'' ('), with the latter usually used for larger rivers. The Mongolian names also occasionally have ...
References
{{China Rivers
Kherulen river
International rivers of Asia