Aldan (river)
The Aldan (Sakha and Russian: Алдан) is the second-longest right tributary of the Lena in the Sakha Republic in eastern Siberia. The river is 2,273 kilometres (1,412 mi) long, of which around 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) is navigable. It has a drainage basin of 729,000 square kilometres (281,000 sq mi).
| Aldan | |
|---|---|
The Aldan by the Kyllakh Range | |
Map of the Aldan River course | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Stanovoy Mountains |
| • location | Neryungri, Sakha |
| • coordinates | 56°29′06″N 123°44′02″E |
| • elevation | 1,224 m (4,016 ft) |
| Mouth | Lena |
• location | Sakha |
• coordinates | 63°26′46″N 129°33′13″E |
• elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Length | 2,273 km (1,412 mi) |
| Basin size | 729,000 km2 (281,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 5,489 m3/s (193,800 cu ft/s) (near mouth) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lena→ Laptev Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Amedichi, Amga |
| • right | Timpton, Uchur, Maya, Allakh-Yun |
The river was part of the River Route to Okhotsk. In 1639 Ivan Moskvitin ascended the rivers Aldan and Maya and crossed to the Ulya to reach the Sea of Okhotsk.
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