The Amur River () or Heilong River ( zh, s=黑龙江) is a
perennial river
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in
Northeast Asia
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The term Northeast Asia was popularized during the 1930s by Ame ...
, forming the
natural border
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between the
Russian Far East
The Russian Far East ( rus, Дальний Восток России, p=ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈstok rɐˈsʲiɪ) is a region in North Asia. It is the easternmost part of Russia and the Asia, Asian continent, and is coextensive with the Far Easte ...
and
Northeast China
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(historically the
Outer
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Karafuto
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" is derived from the Ainu name of the Amur or its mouth.
Anton Chekhov
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vividly described the Amur in writings about his journey to Sakhalin Island in 1890.
The average annual discharge varies from (1980) to (1957), leading to an average or per year. The maximum runoff measured occurred in Oct 1951 with whereas the minimum discharge was recorded in March 1946 with a mere .
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Geography of China
China has great physical diversity. The eastern plain and southern coasts of the country consist of fertile lowlands and foothills. They are the location of most of China's agricultural output and human population. The southern areas of the ...
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Geography of Russia
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Sino-Soviet border conflict
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List of longest undammed rivers
This is a list of the longest undammed rivers of the world, ordered by length.
See also
* List of largest unfragmented rivers
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Amur Military Flotilla
The Amur Military Flotilla (AMF; ) was a military flotilla on the Amur River in the Russian Far East.
History
In 1900, the Russians formed a temporary flotilla on the Amur from private steamers and barges. Initially, it served transportation pu ...
References
Further reading
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* McAleavy, Henry. "China and the Amur Provinces" ''History Today'' (June 1964) 14#6 pp 381–390.
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River
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