The Bikin () is a river in
Primorsky and
Khabarovsk Krai
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s in
Russia
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. It is a right tributary of the
Ussuri, and is long, with a
drainage basin
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of .
Its main tributaries are the rivers
Alchan,
Klyuchevaya,
Kontrovod and
Zeva.
The town
Bikin is situated on the river Bikin. In 2015, a significant portion of the Bikin basin was incorporated into the creation of
Bikin National Park, one of the major protected areas of the Russian Federation. In 2018, Bikin River Valley was included in the boundaries of the Central
Sikhote-Alin and became a part of the
World Heritage
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cite.
References
Rivers of Khabarovsk Krai
Rivers of Primorsky Krai
World Heritage Sites in Russia
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