Vilyuy River — or Viliui River River, east central Siberia. The longest tributary of the Lena River, it is 1,647 mi (2,650 km) long. It joins the Lena about 200 mi (320 km) northwest of Yakutsk. It is navigable for about 900 mi (1,450 km). In 1954 rich diamond… … Universalium
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
Lena River — River, east central Russia, one of the longest rivers in the world. From its source in a Siberian mountain lake west of Lake Baikal, it flows 2,734 mi (4,400 km) north across Russia to enter the Arctic Ocean. Its basin covers an area of 961,000… … Universalium
Ygyatta River — Infobox River river name = Ygyatta River caption = origin = Vilyuy Plateau mouth = Vilyuy River basin countries = Russia length = 601 km elevation = discharge = 30 m3/s (near mouth) watershed = 11,200 km²Ygyatta ( ru. Ыгыатта) or Ygyta (Ыгыта) is … Wikipedia
Markha River (Russia) — Markha (Russian: Марха) is a river in the republic of Sakha in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Vilyuy River (in the drainage basin of the Lena River). Markha is 1181 km long, with a drainage basin of 99 000 km². Its average… … Wikipedia
Lena River — Infobox River | river name = Lena River caption = Lena watershed origin = Baikal Mountains mouth = Laptev Sea basin countries = Russia length = 4,472 km (2,734 mi) elevation = 1,640 m (5,381 ft) discharge = 17,000 m³/s (600,440 ft³/s) watershed … Wikipedia
Aldan River — ▪ river, Russia river in eastern Siberia, Russia. It rises in the Stanovoy Range and flows northwestward in a huge curve to join the Lena River at Batamay. The Aldan River is 1,412 miles (2,273 km) long, the second largest tributary (after… … Universalium
Tyung River — ( ru. Тюнг) is a river in Yakutia, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Vilyuy (Lena s basin). The length of the river is 1092 km. The area of its basin is 49,800 km². The Tyung freezes up in October and stays icebound until the second half of… … Wikipedia
Sakha — or Yakut Siberian people who speak a Turkic language. Most were formerly seminomadic, raising cattle and horses. They lived in winter settlements of earth covered log huts and summer camps of conical birch bark tents near pasturage and sources of … Universalium
Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean … Universalium
