Argun (Amur)
The Argun or Ergune (Russian: Аргунь, Buryat: Эргэнэ гол, Ergene gol; Mongolian: Эргүнэ мөрөн, Ergüne mörön; Evenki: Ергэне Yergenye, Chinese: 额尔古纳河 Éěrgǔnà hé) is a 1,620-kilometre (1,010 mi) long river that forms part of the eastern China–Russia border, together with the Amur (Heilong Jiang). Its upper reaches are known as Hailar River (Chinese: 海拉尔河; pinyin: Hǎilā'ěr Hé) in China. The Argun marks the border (established by the Treaty of Nerchinsk in 1689) between Russia and China for about 944 kilometres (587 mi), until it meets the Amur.
| Argun | |
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Taken from Shiwei, Inner Mongolia, China. Russia is on the opposite side. | |
| Etymology | Proto-Mongolian: ergene, "wide" |
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| Location | |
| Country | China, Russia |
| Russian Krai | Zabaykalsky Krai |
| Chinese Region | Hulunbuir |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Hailar |
| • location | Greater Khingan mountains |
| • coordinates | 49.937°N 122.465°E |
| 2nd source | Kherlen |
| • location | about 195 kilometres (121 mi) from Ulaanbaatar |
| • coordinates | 48°N 109°E |
| • elevation | 1,961 m (6,434 ft) |
| Mouth | Amur |
• coordinates | 53°20′N 121°28′E |
| Length | 1,620 km (1,010 mi) |
| Basin size | 164,000 km2 (63,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 340 m3/s (12,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Amur→ Sea of Okhotsk |
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Argun River in the Amur basin | |||||||
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| Chinese | 额尔古纳河 | ||||||
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| Mongolian Cyrillic | Эргүнэ мөрөн | ||||||
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| Romanization | Ergune bira | ||||||
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| Russian | Аргу́нь | ||||||
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