The Munni (; , ''Munñi'') is a river in the Sakha Republic (
Yakutia
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),
Russia
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, a right tributary of the
Belyanka, of the
Lena
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basin. It has a length of and a
drainage basin
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area of .
There are no settlements in the basin of the river. The nearest village is
Batamay Batamay () is the name of several rural localities in the Sakha Republic, Russia:
* Batamay, Kobyaysky District, Sakha Republic, a '' selo'' in Kirovsky Rural Okrug of Kobyaysky District
* Batamay, Lensky District, Sakha Republic, a '' selo'' in Sa ...
, located to the east of the mouth of the Belyanka in the Lena.
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Course
The Munni is a mountain river that flows in the southwestern area of the
Verkhoyansk Range
The Verkhoyansk Range (, ''Verhojanskiy Hrebet''; ) is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, Russia near the settlement of Verkhoyansk, well-known for its frigid climate. It is part of the East Siberian Mountains.
The range lies just west o ...
. It has its sources in the slopes of the
Kelter Range
The Kelter Range (; ) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Sakha Republic, Russian Federation.
The area of the range is uninhabited, the nearest settlement is Segyan-Kyuyol, Kobyaysky Di ...
and flows southwards in its upper course. Then it bends westwards along the northern edge of the
Munni Range
The Munni Range (; ) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Sakha Republic, Russian Federation.
Geography
The Munni Range is one of the subranges of the Verkhoyansk Range system and is loc ...
at the eastern limit of the
Tagindzhin Range. After bending southwards again its valley is bound by the eastern end of the
Muosuchan Range
The Muosuchan Range (; ) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Sakha Republic, Russian Federation.
Geography
The Muosuchan Range is one of the subranges of the Verkhoyansk Range system an ...
. Finally the confluence of river Munni from the west and Tagyndzha from the east gives origin to the Belyanka.
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The river freezes between mid October and the end of May.
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See also
*List of rivers of Russia
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References
External links
Рыбалка на Белянке. Ленок на мышьFishing on the river Belyanka + Munni - Visit YakutiaРыболовный тур на реку Белянка
Rivers of the Sakha Republic
Verkhoyansk Range
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