The Maltan (russian: Малтан) is a river in
Magadan Oblast,
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 ...
. It has a length of and a
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
of . The Maltan is the longest tributary of the
Bakhapcha
The Bakhapcha (russian: Бахапча; also ''"Бохапча"'') is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It has a length of and a drainage basin of .
The Bakhapcha is a right tributary of the upper course of the Kolyma.
The nearest village is Si ...
, of the
Kolyma basin.
The river flows across an uninhabited area, the nearest village is
Sinegorye
Sinegorye (russian: Синего́рье; lit. ''region of blue mountains'') is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Yagodninsky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia, located on the Kolyma River, from Kolyma Hydroelectric Station. Pop ...
, located to the north.
The name of the river originated in an
Even
Even may refer to:
General
* Even (given name), a Norwegian male personal name
* Even (surname)
* Even (people), an ethnic group from Siberia and Russian Far East
** Even language, a language spoken by the Evens
* Odd and Even, a solitaire game w ...
word for "bend" or "curvature".
[Leontyev V.V. , Novikova K.A. ''Toponymic dictionary of the North-East of the USSR'', USSR Academy of Sciences. Magadan, 1989 - p. 246 - ISBN 5-7581-0044-7]
Course
The source of the Maltan is in the northern slopes of Mount Nukh (Гора Нух) of the
Olsky Plateau
Olsky District (russian: О́льский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #1292-OZ and municipalLaw #511-OZ district (raion), one of the eight in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast, consists of two unconnected ...
area, at the western end of the
Kolyma Mountains, close to the
R504 Kolyma Highway
The R504 Kolyma Highway (russian: Федеральная автомобильная дорога «Колыма», ''Federal'naya Avtomobil'naya Doroga «Kolyma»,'' "Federal Automobile Highway 'Kolyma'"), part of the M56 route, is a road throu ...
. It flows near
Atka in its upper course, not far from the sources of the
Yama
Yama (Devanagari: यम) or Yamarāja (यमराज), is a deity of death, dharma, the south direction, and the underworld who predominantly features in Hindu and Buddhist religion, belonging to an early stratum of Rigvedic Hindu deities. ...
. The river heads in a NNW direction along the western slopes of the
Maymandzhin Range
The Maymandzhin Range ( rus, Майманджинский хребет) is a mountain range in Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.Google Earth . Finally it turns to the WNW below the southern slopes of Mount Khetinskaya (Гора Хетинская) and joins the right bank of the
Bakhapcha
The Bakhapcha (russian: Бахапча; also ''"Бохапча"'') is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It has a length of and a drainage basin of .
The Bakhapcha is a right tributary of the upper course of the Kolyma.
The nearest village is Si ...
from its mouth in the Kolyma.
[ Google Earth][
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Tributaries
The main tributaries of the Maltan are the long Veyer (Snorovka), the long Nosegchen (Nasakchan or Nyazakhchan) and the long Khurendzha (Khirunda) from the left and the long Asan, the long Kheta and the long Basandra from the right.[
]
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 drain ...
References
External links
Гора Нух (Луковая гора)
(in Russian)
Tourist routes (in Russian)
Rivers of Magadan Oblast
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