Khoruongka
| Khoruongka Хоруонгка / Хоруоҥка | |
|---|---|
 Course of the Khoruongka | |
  Mouth location inYakutia,Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Central Yakutian Lowland |
| • coordinates | 66°14′11″N121°41′55″E/ 66.23639°N 121.69861°E |
| • elevation | ca 169 m (554 ft) |
| Mouth | Lena |
• coordinates | 67°13′59″N123°10′36″E/ 67.23306°N 123.17667°E |
| Length | 377 km (234 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 8,330 square kilometres (3,220 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lena→Laptev Sea |
TheKhoruongka(‹See Tfd›Russian:Хоруонгка,Yakut:Хоруоҥка,Xoruoŋka) is a river in theSakha Republic(Yakutia),Russia.It is a left tributary of theLena.Its length is 377 kilometres (234 mi) and the area of its basin is 8,330 square kilometres (3,220 sq mi).[1]The Khoruongka flows acrossZhigansky District,not far to the west ofZhigansktown.[2]
The basin of the Khoruongka falls fully within theCentral Yakutian Lowlandand parts of it are aprotected area.[3]The banks of the river are uninhabited.[2]
Geography
[edit]The Khoruongka originates in Biedili, a small lake of theCentral Yakutian Lowland.It flows first in a SSE direction within a swampyfloodplain,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 theNuora.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 696 kilometres (432 mi) upstream of its mouth in theLaptev Sea.TheSobolokh-Mayanhas its mouth approximately on the opposite side of the Lena.[4]
The main tributaries of the Khoruongka are the 82 km (51 mi) long Kyundarimi, the 155 km (96 mi) longSamaldikanand the 79 km (49 mi) long Kirginnyekh, all from the left.[1]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcd"Река Хоруонгка in the State Water Register of Russia".textual.ru(in Russian).
- ^abGoogle Earth
- ^Линдэ - ООПТ России
- ^"Топографска карта Q-51 52; M 1:1 000 000 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)".Retrieved9 February2022.
