The Khoruongka (russian: Хоруонгка, sah, Хоруоҥка, ''Xoruoŋka'') is a river in the

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. It is a left tributary of the

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. Its length is and the area of its basin is . The Khoruongka flows across

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, not far to the west of

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town.

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The basin of the Khoruongka falls fully within the

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and parts of it are a

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Geography

The Khoruongka originates in Biedili, a small lake of the

. It flows first in a SSE direction within a swampy

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, then it bends eastwards. After a short stretch it bends again northeastwards, flowing finally almost northwards to the west of the course of the Lena to the north of the

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 ...

. The area where the Khoruongka flows is dotted with small lakes, especially to the west of its course. The Khoruongka meets the left bank of the Lena upstream of its mouth in the

Laptev Sea The Laptev Sea ( rus, мо́ре Ла́птевых, r=more Laptevykh; sah, Лаптевтар байҕаллара, translit=Laptevtar baỹğallara) is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is located between the northern coast of Siberia, th ...

. The

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has its mouth approximately on the opposite side of the Lena. The main tributaries of the Khoruongka are the long Kyundarimi, the long Samaldikan and the long Kirginnyekh, all from the left.

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Fishing & Tourism in Yakutia
Rivers of the Sakha Republic Central Yakutian Lowland

Geography

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