page_title: Lena (river)
hierarchical_section_title: Lena (river)
caption_attribution_description: Taken by me, the poster, during an eco trip from Yakutsk. The tiny little rock formation in the far right is known as the lone maiden. You can barely make it out.
context_page_description: The Lena is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean. Permafrost underlies most of the catchment, 77% of which is continuous. It is 4,294 kilometres long, and has a drainage basin of 2,490,000 square kilometres. The Lena is the eleventh-longest river in the world.
context_section_description: The Lena (Russian: Ле́на, IPA: [ˈlʲɛnə]; Evenki: Елюенэ, Eljune; Yakut: Өлүөнэ, Ölüöne; Buryat: Зүлхэ, Zülkhe; Mongolian: Зүлгэ, Zülge) is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Ob and the Yenisey). Permafrost underlies most of the catchment, 77% of which is continuous. It is 4,294 kilometres (2,668 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 2,490,000 square kilometres (960,000 sq mi). The Lena is the eleventh-longest river in the world.
caption: The Lena Pillars along the river near Yakutsk
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