The Aldan (russian: Алдан) is the second-longest, right

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of the

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in the

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in eastern

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.Алдан (река в Якут. АССР)

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The river is long, of which around is navigable. It has a drainage basin of . The river was part of the River Route to

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. In 1639

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ascended the rivers Aldan and

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and crossed to the Ulya to reach the

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. Its basin is known for gold and for

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Course

The Aldan rises in the

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southwest of

Neryungri Neryungri ( rus, Нерюнгри, p=ˈnʲerʲʊnɡrʲɪ; evn, Ньируунгра; sah, Нүөрүҥгүрү, ''Nüörünggürü'', ) is the second largest town in the Sakha Republic, Russia and the administrative center of Neryungrinsky Distr ...

. It flows roughly in a northeast / ENE direction south of the

Lena Plateau The Lena Plateau, also known as Prilensky Plateau ( rus, Приленское плато, ''Prilenskoye Plato''; sah, Өлүөнэтээҕи хаптал хайалаах сир), is one of the great plateaus of Siberia. Administratively it is m ...

across the Aldan Highlands, where it forms the northern border of the Sunnagyn Range. Then it flows past Aldan and through Tommot, Ust-Maya, Eldikan and

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before turning northwest. In its last stretch it flanks the southern slopes of the

Verkhoyansk Range The Verkhoyansk Range (russian: Верхоянский хребет, ''Verkhojanskiy Khrebet''; sah, Үөһээ Дьааҥы сис хайата, ''Üöhee Chaangy sis khaĭata'') is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, Russia near the settle ...

and joins the Lena near

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Tributaries

The river's main tributaries are the following:Aldan - Water of Russia
/ref> ;From the right *

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* Uchur *

* Khamna * Allakh-Yun *

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* Tyry * Eastern Khandyga * Tompo * Khandiga * Baray *

Tukulan Tukulans ( rus, Тукуланы; sah, Тукулаан) are relief forms shaped by aeolian processes of the Central Yakutian Lowland, Yakutia, Russian Federation. They are sand dunes of a characteristic type mainly found along the valley of the ...

* Kele *

Tumara The Tumara (russian: Тумара; sah, Тумара) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, a right tributary of the Aldan, part of the Lena basin. It flows across an area that is largely desolate, except for Segyan-Kyuyol village.G ...

Nuora The Nuora (russian: Нуора; sah, Нуора) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, a right tributary of the Tumara, of the Aldan basin, part of the Lena basin. It has a length of and a drainage basin area of . The Nuora flows ...

;From the left *

Amedichi The Amedichi (russian: Амедичи; sah, Амедичи, ''Amediçi'') is a river of Sakha Republic, Russia, a left tributary of the Aldan. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . See also *List of rivers of Russia References {{reflist E ...

* Chuga * Yungyuele * Bilir * Notora * Kuoluma * Amga *

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* Tanda.

References

External links

* Rivers of the Sakha Republic Physiographic provinces Central Yakutian Lowland {{Russia-river-stub