Aldan River

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The Aldan River is a major tributary of the Lena River in eastern Siberia, known for its vast, sparsely populated basin and importance to the Sakha (Yakutia) region of Russia.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Aldan River canonical 8
Aldan River region 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
administrativeRegion Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
linked to: Sakha Republic
basinCountry Russia
basinSize approximately 729000 square kilometers
climateZone subarctic
confluenceNear town of Pokrovsk
continent Asia
country Russia
dischargesInto Lena River near Batamay
drainageBasinCharacteristic largely taiga and mountain terrain
sparsely populated
drainsIntoSeaVia Lena River to Laptev Sea
flowsThrough Amur–Yakutsk region
linked to: Yakutsk region

Sakha Republic
freezingPeriod typically October to May
geologicalSetting East Siberian uplands
hasBridge railway bridge near Tommot
road bridge near Khandyga
hasCityOnBank Aldan
Tommot
hasSettlementOnBank Khandyga
Ust-Maya
hasTributary Amga River
Buotama River
Maya River
Timpton River
Tompo River
Uchur River
importanceFor Sakha Republic economy
knownFor gold deposits in basin
remote and sparsely populated basin
languageOfToponym Russian
length approximately 2273 km
locatedIn Eastern Siberia
Sakha Republic
locatedInFederalDistrict Far Eastern Federal District
locatedInPoliticalEntity Sakha (Yakutia)
linked to: Yakutia
mouthLocatedIn Lena River
partOf Lena River basin
primaryWaterSource rainfall
snowmelt
region Yakutia
sourceLocation Stanovoy Range
sourceRegion southern Yakutia
tributaryOf Lena River
usedFor local river transport
timber rafting historically

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yakutia containsRiver Aldan River
Sakha language region Aldan River region
linked to: Aldan River
Aldan locatedNear Aldan River
Eastern Siberia contains Aldan River
Chersky Range drainedBy Aldan River
Stanovoy Range drainedByRiver Aldan River
Amur–Yakutsk Mainline crosses Aldan River
Aldansky District namedAfter Aldan River
Aldansky District traversedBy Aldan River