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Vilyuy Traps
The Vilyuy ( rus, Вилю́й, p=vʲɪˈlʲʉj; , ''Bülüü'', ) is a river in Russia, the longest tributary of the Lena. About long, it flows mostly within the Sakha Republic. Its basin covers about . History The river is first mentioned in the 17th century in connection with the Russian conquest of Siberia. In the 1950s, diamond deposits were discovered in the area, about from its mouth. This led to the construction of the Mir Mine, together with access roads and an airport, and the Vilyuy Dam complex to generate power needed for the diamond concentrators.A. GavrilovВилюйin: Great Russian Encyclopedia. Geography The Vilyuy has its sources in the Vilyuy Plateau, part of the Central Siberian Plateau, in the Evenkiysky District (Krasnoyarsk Krai) and, flowing east, soon enters Sakha. It turns towards the south and southeast in the Central Yakutian Lowland, then back towards the east, and finally enters the Lena about downstream of Yakutsk, near Sangar. The Ust-V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakha Republic
Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), is a republics of Russia, republic of Russia, and the largest federal subject of Russia by area. It is located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of one million. Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far Eastern Federal District, and is the world's List of country subdivisions by area, largest country subdivision, covering over 3,083,523 square kilometers (1,190,555 sq mi). ''Sakha'' following regular sound changes in the course of development of the Yakut language) as the Evenk and Yukaghir exonyms for the Yakuts. It is pronounced as ''Haka'' by the Dolgans, Dolgan language, whose language is a close relative of the Yakut language.Victor P. Krivonogov, "The Dolgans’Ethnic Identity and Language Processes." ''Journal of Siberian Federal University'', Humanities & Social Sciences 6 (2013 6) 870–888. Geography * ''Borders'': ** ''internal'': Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (660 km) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ust-Vilyuy Range
The Ust-Vilyuy Range (, ) is a range of mountains in North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Sakha Republic of the Russian Federation. The area of the range is largely uninhabited, there are only some abandoned villages. Geography The Ust-Vilyuy Range is a subrange of the Verkhoyansk Range, part of the East Siberian System of mountains. It rises in the southwestern side of the Verkhoyansk Range, above the eastern bank of the Lena River, opposite the mouth of the Vilyuy River in the Lena's western bank, at the edge of the Central Yakutian Lowland. The highest point of the range is an unnamed peak reaching . According to other sources it is high. The range runs parallel to the Kuturgin Range, a higher mountain chain that rises to the northeast, beyond which stretches the Bygyn Range. The northwestern end of the Chochum Range, which extends further southeastwards, rises off the eastern end of the Ust-Vilyuy Range.Google Earth River Lyapiske, a tributary o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kempendyay (river)
The Kempendyay (; ) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Vilyuy, with a length of and a drainage basin area of . The river flows across the mostly uninhabited territory of Suntarsky District. Kempendyay village is located in its middle course. Ustye village lies near its confluence with the Vilyuy, and Suntar, the administrative center of the district, lies a little to the west on the facing bank. There are deposits of rock salt in the Kempendyay basin, as well as a mud bath resort.Google Earth Course The Kempendyay begins in the Lena Plateau and flows within it along its course. It heads first roughly southwestwards and in its last stretch, shortly after Kempendyay village, it bends and heads northwestwards strongly meandering within a floodplain among oxbow lakes. Finally the river joins the right bank of the Vilyuy from its mouth. The Kempendyay freezes between the second half of October and late May.Geographic Encyclopedic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ochchuguy-Botuobuya
The Ochchuguy-Botuobuya ( or Малая Ботуобуя; , ''Oççuguy Botuobuya'') is a river in the Republic of Sakha in Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Vilyuy, and is long, with a drainage basin of . Course The river begins in the Lena Plateau at an elevation of . It flows roughly northwards through a wide valley with the larger Ulakhan-Botuobuya running parallel to it further to the west. Finally, it joins river Vilyuy from the right near Khampa village. The river freezes between October and late May. The main tributaries of the Ochchuguy-Botuobuya are the Irelyakh and the Kharya Yuryakh. The town of Almazny is located at the confluence of the Ochchuguy Botuobuya and the Irelyakh.Russia. Topographic map P-50-XIX, XX . Scale: 1: 200 000 File:Мост через р. Малая Ботуобуйа на 1151-м км автодороги А-331 «Вилюй» (1).jpg, A331 highway bridge over the river. File:Vilyuy.png, The T-shaped Chona-Vilyuy River system. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulakhan-Botuobuya
The Ulakhan-Botuobuya ( or Большая Ботуобуя; "Big Botuobuya"; , ''Ulaxan Botuobuya'') is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Vilyuy, with a length of and a drainage basin area of . The river flows across mostly uninhabited territory of Mirninsky District. Botuobuyinsky Nasleg is located in its middle course. There is a pontoon bridge of the A331 highway (Russia), A331 highway stretch between Mirny, Sakha Republic, Mirny and Udachny crossing the river just before its confluence with the Vilyuy.Google Earth Course The Ulakhan-Botuobuya begins in the Lena Plateau at an elevation of . It flows first roughly eastwards and then northeastwards across the Vilyuy Plateau within a wide valley. Finally it bends again and heads northwards. The smaller Ochchuguy-Botuobuya runs roughly parallel to it further to the east. Finally the Ulakhan-Botuobuya joins the right bank of the Vilyuy from its mouth, a few miles downstream of the Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chybyda
The Chybyda (; ) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Vilyuy, with a length of and a drainage basin area of . The river flows across practically uninhabited territory of Vilyuysky District. Its confluence with the Vilyuy lies approximately upstream from Vilyuysk.Google Earth Course The Chybyda begins in the southern sector of the Lena Plateau. It flows roughly in a northward and northwestward direction along most of its course. After it descends into the Central Yakutian Lowland it meanders strongly. Finally it joins the right bank of the Vilyuy from its mouth. The river is fed by snow and rain. It freezes in mid October and stays under ice until the second half of May. Tributaries The Chybyda has some very long tributaries, such as the long Byrykan (Бырыыкаан) and the long Sergelyakh (Сергелях) from the left, as well as the long Tymtaidakh (Тымтайдах) from the right. See also *List of rivers of Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chirkuo
The Chirkuo () is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Vilyuy, and is long — including the Duikhta at its head, with a drainage basin of . In the Ust-Chirkuo Site () there are remains of ancient settlements by the river. Currently there are no permanent inhabited places in the river area. Course The Chirkuo lies in the upper stretch of the Vilyuy basin. It begins at the confluence of the Duikhta and the Kucchuchi-Chuurka (Куччучи-Чуурка) in the Vilyuy Plateau. The river flows roughly northwards across the plateau along the border with Irkutsk Oblast to the west. Finally it meets the right bank of the Vilyuy from its mouth in the Lena. The river freezes between mid October and late May. The main tributaries of the Chirkuo are the long Golusakh and the long Dulisma from the left. The last stretch and mouth area of the Chirkuo are part of the backwater of the Vilyuy Reservoir. Fauna The waters of the Chirkuo provide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulakhan-Vava
The Ulakhan-Vava (; ) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a left hand tributary of the Vilyuy, and is long, with a drainage basin of . The river flows across Mirninsky District; there are no permanent settlements in the area. The nearest inhabited place is Ekonda, located about to the NNW of the river source.Google Earth Course The Ulakhan-Vava belongs to the upper section of the Vilyuy basin. Its sources are in an elevated part of the Vilyuy Plateau, near the Krasnoyarsk Krai border. It heads roughly southeastwards in its upper course and bends to the northeast in its middle reaches and heads roughly eastwards meandering in the floodplain. Finally, shortly before its mouth it bends sharply northeastwards and meets the right bank of the Vilyuy from its mouth in the Lena. The confluence is almost opposite the mouth of the Sen in the facing bank. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyurba
Nyurba ( rus, Нюрба, p=nʲʊˈrba; , ) is a town and the administrative center of Nyurbinsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Vilyuy River, a right-hand tributary of the Lena, northwest of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,157. History Nyurba was founded in 1930, although the area has been settled since the mid-18th century. In the 1950s, it grew rapidly as a base for exploration of the nearby diamond deposits, and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1958. Town status was granted to it in 1997.''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic'' Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nyurba serves as the administrative center of Nyurbinsky District. As an inhabited locality, Nyurba is classified as a town under republic jurisdiction. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Nyurbinsky District as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekonda
Ekonda () is a rural locality in Evenkiysky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located in an area of lakes. Population: KrasAvia operates flights to Ekonda. Geography Ekonda is located by the left bank of the Vilyuy river, a little downstream from the confluence with the Pasporin. Tura, the administrative center of Evenkiysky District, lies roughly to the southwest. Lake Suringda, one of the largest in the area, lies to the south.Google Earth Google Earth is a web mapping, web and computer program created by Google that renders a 3D computer graphics, 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposition, superimposing satelli ... References {{Authority control Rural localities in Krasnoyarsk Krai Road-inaccessible communities of Krasnoyarsk Krai Evenkiysky District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suntar (rural Locality)
Suntar (; , ''Suntaar'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Suntarsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Vilyuy River. Population: Geography Suntar is located by the left bank of the Vilyuy, west of the mouth of the Kempendyay, one of its tributaries.Google Earth Transportation It is served by the Suntar Airport. Climate Suntar has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Dfc''), with long, bitterly cold winters and short but warm summers. Precipitation In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls from clouds due to gravitational pull. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, rain and snow mixed ("sleet" in Commonwe ... is low but is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year. References {{Authority control Rural localities in Suntarsky District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verkhnevilyuysk
__NOTOC__ Verkhnevilyuysk (; , ''Üöhee Bülüü'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Verkhnevilyuysky District of Sakha Republic, Russia. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 6,457,Sakha Republic Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Results of the 2010 All-Russian CensusЧисленность населения по районам, городским и сельским населённым пунктам(''Population Counts by Districts, Urban and Rural Inhabited Localities'') of whom 3,015 were male and 3,442 female, down from 6,555 as recorded during the 2002 Census.''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic'' Geography Verkhnevilyuysk is located in the Central Yakutian Lowland The Central Yakutian LowlandJohn Kimble (ed.), ''Cryosols: Permafrost-Affected Soils'' or the Central Yakutian Lowlands (; ), also known as the Central Yakut Plain or the Vilyuy Lowland, is a low alluv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
