Rivers of Asia, Landforms of Asia - Worldatlas.com LANDFORMS (Rivers) Rivers of Asia - Map & Details Dozens of significant rivers rise in Asia. Here we highlight a few on the map and (briefly) describe some of the most significant ones, including the Ganges, Indus, Lena, Mekong, Ob, Yangtze and Yellow. Ganges The Ganges is the most sacred river to Hindus and is also a lifeline to millions of Indians who live along its course and depend on it for their daily needs. It is 1,560 miles (2,510 km) in length. Lena The Lena is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Ob River and the Yenisei River). It is the 11th longest river in the world at 2,734 miles (4,400 km). Indus The Indus River originates in Tibet and flows through India and Pakistan. It provides water resources for the economy of Pakistan - especially the Breadbasket of the southeast, which accounts for most of the nation's agricultural production.

It is 1,800 miles (2,900 km) in length. Mekong The Mekong is the world's 10th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. Its estimated length is 3,050 (4,909 km) and it provides inland transportation for the millions living along its banks, and tributaries Ob The Ob is a major river in western Siberia, Russia. The Ob is used mostly for irrigation, drinking water, hydroelectric energy, and fishing. It's 2,268 miles (3,650 km) in length. Yangtze China's Yangtze is the longest river in Asia, and the fourth longest in the world at 3,915 miles (6,301 km). The Yangtze drains one-fifth of the land area of the People's Republic of China and its river basin is home to one-third of China's population. Yellow The Yellow River is the second-longest river in China and the sixth longest in the world at 3,395 miles (5,464 km) in length.

It's called "the cradle of Chinese civilization" as its basin – specifically, the Wei valley – was the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilizations and the most prosperous region in early Chinese history. Siberian Rivers Siberian Rivers (Ob, Enisei and Angara, Lena, Kolyma) Siberia is crossed by a number of very large rivers; all of which flow north, eventually emptying into the Arctic Ocean . From west to east, they are the: Ob Angara, the main tributary of the Enisei River Lena Kolyma See how these Russian rivers compare with some of the World's Largest Rivers , based on average annual discharge (sq. km/yr): 1. Amazon (6,923) If river size is based on the area of the river's drainage basin: 1. Amazon 8. Enisei 9. Lena So, these are all large rivers, but they flow north into the Arctic, and they were icebound too for large parts of the year. Stalin, in his grandiose way of thinking, thought that maybe some of these rivers might be more useful if they flowed south.

Thus, they would then be able to irrigate large portions of Central Asia . This idea was expressed as the Stalin Plan for the Transformation of Nature (Stalinskii plan preobrazovaniia prirody, Pravda, October 1948), which involved irrigation project, vast canals, dams, hydroelectric plants and drainage projects. One idea floated was to change river direction by a series of nuclear explosions. The plan was never carried out. Ob River The Ob (Обь) is the main river of Western Siberia. It originates far to the south in the Altai Mountains and winds its weigh northward until it empties into the Kara Sea (part of the Arctic Ocean). There is a large hydroelectric dam, built in 1956, at Novosibirsk, which created a huge reservoir on the river. Some of Russia's largest oil and natural gas deposits are found in the river's middle and lower sections. The Ob River in winter.

Angara River, main tributary of the Enisei The Angara (Ангара́) River is the outlet of Lake Baikal and flows through the major cities of Irkutsk and Bratsk before joining the Enisei River at Strelka. The river is one of the world's greatest sources of hydroelectric power with four major dams on the river at Bratsk, Irkutsk, Ust-Ilimsk and Boguchansk. Soviet authorities decided to build the dam at Bratsk in 1954. By the time the hydroelectric station was completed in the early 1960s, it was the world's largest hydroelectric dam (approximately 4,500 MW). Bratsk Dam on the Angara River. The hydroelectric dam on the Angara at Irkutsk, a little more than thirty miles northwest of Lake Baikal, was the first built on the river. Construction started in 1950 and finished in 1959 on the 660 MW facility.

" The dam was designed to be especially robust and stable, capable of withstanding a water column forty-two meters high; it would raise the level of the Angara up to that of Lake Baikal and then raise the level of the lake itself one and a half meters ." Irkutsk with the Angara River and dam The Lena River at Mokhsogollokh (July 2005), photo courtesy Alexander Khrabrov Lena Rive Delta The Lena (Ле́на) River in Siberia is one of the world's longest rivers. It originates in the Baikal Mountains, west of Lake Baikal , and flows first northeastward and then almost due north to the Laptev Sea (part of the Arctic Ocean). At the mouth of the Lena River is a large delta that is about two hundred and fifty miles wide and traversed by seven major branches of the river. The delta is frozen tundra for about seven months of the year, but from May through September it is a lush wetland; part of which has been designated the Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve. The Lena river is an important waterway and is navigable almost its entire length; it is a prime tourist location for steamship excursions.

The river freezes at different times of the year along its length, generally the Upper Lena begins freezing in the middle of October, and in early November--the Lower Lena. The spring ice break-up is accompanied by ice jams and a sudden rise in water levels often with very destructive flooding. The river level has been known to rise as much as thirty feet in one day as a result of an ice dam. Tradition has it that Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Ulianov) took his aka of "Lenin" from the Lena River, but that has never been conclusively proven. Most of the pre-1917 Marxist revolutionaries used all sorts of aliases, some connected with geography, others devised from other animal, plant or other personal sources. Maybe all the other good aliases had been taken, so Lenin opted for "Lenin." The Lena River was the location of substantial gold mining operations in Imperial Russia and the site of the Lena gold fields massacre of workers by the Russian army in April 1912 (See the new book by Michael Melancon, The Lena Goldfields Massacre and the Crisis of the Late Tsarist State). Workers originally struck the mining operations over their poor working conditions, foul food and low wages.

The companies involved, which had close ties with influential government, foreign and imperial family officials, refused to negotiate. After all, strikes were technically illegal in imperial Russia. The arrest of the strike leaders provoked a demonstration by the striking miners. Soldiers opened fire and hundreds of workers were killed and wounded (note the resemblance to Bloody Sunday of January 1905). Public outcry over the shootings led to increased opposition to the tsarist government and a growing strike movement on the eve of Word War I. There is still some gold mining along the river. Kolyma River The Kolyma (Колыма́) River, a bit over two thousand kilometers long, is located in far northeastern Siberia. It empties into the East Siberian Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean. The Kolyma is solidly frozen to a depth of ten feet or so for much of the year; free of ice only from mid-June to mid-October. The town of Debin, Kolyma District, Magadan Oblast viewed through the morning mist over the Kolyma River, 8 September 2004; photo by Oxonhutch.

The Kolyma region is also notorious for the Gulag labor camp system established there in the 1930s by Stalin. Millions of imprisoned died in the area in the gold mining, lumber and other forced-labor camps. Varlam Shalamov (1907-1982) wrote his book, The Kolyma Tales, to document what went on in the Gulag. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, in his three-volume work The Gulag Archipelago, also wrote about those who toiled and died in the camps of Kolyma. There is now a monument to those who suffered in the Kolyma camps. The Mask of Sorrow is located on a hill above Magadan, Russia. Ernst Neizvestny, the famed Russian sculptor, designed the statue--he also designed Khrushchev's tomb. LIFE AS A HUMAN – The Lena River Delta | 1 Comment “The Lena River is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Ob River and the Yenisei River). It is the 11th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed.

It is the greatest river whose watershed is entirely within national ranges of Russia.” “At the end of the Lena River there is a large delta that extends 100 km into the Laptev Sea and is about 400 km (250 mi) wide. The delta is frozen tundra for about 7 months of the year, but in May transforms the region into a lush wetland for the next few months.” ~ Wikipedia Photo Created By NASA – Wikimedia Public Domain Lena River Lena River 2,500,000 km2 (965,255 sq mi) Discharge 16,871 m3/s (595,794 cu ft/s) - max 241,000 m3/s (8,510,835 cu ft/s) - min 366 m3/s (12,925 cu ft/s) The Lena is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Ob River and the Yenisei River). It is the 11th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed.

It is the greatest Russian river with its watershed entirely within national ranges. The Lena is the 11th-longest river in the world, flowing 2,734 miles across the Far East regions of Russia, forming near Lake Baykal and flowing northeast to the Arctic Ocean. It empties in a 250-mile-wide delta at the Laptev Sea. The river is home to many kinds of animal and plant life but only for a few months out of the year; the rest of the time, the river is frozen solid. Among the animals that call this wetland home during the warmer months are ducks, geese, sandpipers, terns, and gulls. A fish called the cisco is thought to come only from this wetland. Marine mammals live there as well. The river flooded its banks in a big way in 2001, causing some of the worst flooding ever seen in Siberia. Hundreds of thousands of people were affected. Scientists had to blow up iceblocks that were blocking the river's flow in some place.

The Laptev Sea, into which the Lena River empties, helps keep the temperature of the world's northernmost regions regulated, through large blocks of ice that from from the Lena's outflow and then break off when the temperature rises at the river's mouth, drifting off to cool. Course Rising at the height of 1,640 metres (5,381 ft) at its source Baikal Mountains south of the Central Siberian Plateau, 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Lake Baikal, the Lena flows northeast, being joined by the Kirenga River, Vitim River and Olyokma River. From Yakutsk it enters the lowlands and flows north until joined by its right-hand affluent the Aldan River.

The Verkhoyansk Range deflects it to the north-west; then, after receiving its most important left-hand tributary, the Vilyuy River, it makes its way nearly due north to the Laptev Sea, a division of the Arctic Ocean, emptying south-west of the New Siberian Islands by the Lena Delta - 30,000 square kilometres (11,583 sq mi) in area, and traversed by seven principal branches, the most important being Bykov, farthest east. Length Major Cities Flows By/Through None The total length of the river is estimated at 4,400 km (2,700 mi). The area of the Lena river basin is calculated at 2,490,000 square kilometres (961,394 sq mi). Gold is washed out of the sands of the Vitim and the Olyokma, and mammoth tusks have been dug out of the delta. The Lena has the unusual distinction of appearing to be the longest river in the world (if the longer Yenisey is not counted) when viewed on a map using a Mercator projection.

Tributaries The Kirenga River flows north between the upper Lena and Lake Baikal. The Vitim River drains the area northeast of Lake Baikal. The Olyokma River flows north. The Amga River makes a long curve southeast and parallel to the Lena and flows into the Aldan. The Aldan River makes similar curve southeast of the Aldan and flows into the Lena north of Yakutsk. The Maya River, a tributary of the Aldan, drains an area almost to the Sea of Okhotsk. The T-shaped Chona-Vilyuy River system drains most of the area to the west. Lena Delta At the end of the Lena River there is a large delta that extends 100 km into the Laptev Sea and is about 400 km (250 mi) wide. The delta is frozen tundra for about 7 months of the year, but in May transforms the region into a lush wetland for the next few months. Part of the area is protected as the Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve. The Lena delta divides into a multitude of flat islands.

The most important are (from West to East): Chychas Aryta, Petrushka, Sagastyr, Samakh Ary Diyete, Turkan Bel'keydere, Sasyllakh Ary, Kolkhoztakh Bel'keydere, Grigoriy Diyelyakh Bel'kee (Grigoriy Islands), Nerpa Uolun Aryta, Misha Bel'keydere, Atakhtay Bel'kedere, Arangastakh, Urdiuk Pastakh Bel'key, Agys Past' Aryta, Dallalakh Island, Otto Ary, Ullakhan Ary and Orto Ues Aryta.Turukannakh-Kumaga is a long and narrow island off the Lena Delta's western shore.One of the Lena delta islands, "Ostrov Amerika-Kuba-Aryta" or "Ostrov Kuba-Aryta" was named after the island of Cuba during Soviet times. It is located at the edge of its northern shoreline.

Lena River Lena River Ле́на; Sakha : Өлүөнэ, Ölüöne) is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Ob River and the Yenisei River ). It is the 10th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed . It is the greatest Russian river with its watershed entirely within national ranges. Rising at the height of 1640 metres (5381 ft) at its source in the Baikal Mountains south of the Central Siberian Plateau, 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Lake Baikal , the Lena flows northeast, being joined by the Kirenga River, Vitim River and Olyokma River. From Yakutsk it enters the lowlands and flows north until joined by its right-hand affluent the Aldan River.

The Verkhoyansk Range deflects it to the north-west; then, after receiving its most important left-hand tributary, the Vilyuy River, it makes its way nearly due north to the Laptev Sea , a division of the Arctic Ocean , emptying south-west of the New Siberian Islands by the Lena Delta - 30000 square kilometres (11583 sq mi) in area, and traversed by seven principal branches, the most important being Bykov, farthest east. The total length of the river is estimated at 4,400 km (2,800 mi ). The area of the Lena river basin is calculated at 2490000 square kilometres (961389 sq mi). Gold is washed out of the sands of the Vitim and the Olyokma, and mammoth tusks have been dug out of the delta.

The Lena has the unusual distinction of appearing to be the longest river in the world when viewed on a map using a Mercator projection , the most common method of displaying the spherical earth on a flat surface, due to that projection's tendency to exaggerate the size of areas near the poles (the longer Amazon and Nile rivers both cross the equator.) Tributaries: The Kirenga River flows north between the upper Lena and Lake Baikal. The Vitim River drains the area northeast of Lake Baikal. The Olyokma River flows north. The Amga River makes a long curve southeast and parallel to the Lena and flows into the Aldan. The Aldan River makes similar curve southeast of the Aldan and flows into the Lena north of Yakutsk. The Maya River, a tributary of the Aldan, drains an area almost to the Sea of Okhotsk. The T-shaped Chona-Vilyuy River system drains most of the area to the west. History The majority of researchers believe that the name of the river Lena has been acquired from the original Even-Evenk name Elyu-Ene, which means "the Large River".

Baron Eduard Von Toll, accompanied by Alexander von Bunge, carried out an expedition to the Lena delta area and the islands of New Siberia on behalf of the Russian Imperial Academy of Sciences in 1885. They explored the Lena delta with its multitude of arms that flow towards the Polar sea. Then in spring 1886 they investigated the New Siberian Islands and the Yana River and its tributaries. During one year and two days the expedition covered 25,000 km, of which 4,200 km were up rivers, carrying out geodesic surveys en route. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov is believed to have taken his alias, Lenin, from the river Lena. It has been suggested that this was done after the events leading to the Lena Goldfields Massacre of workers by the tsarist Russian Army in April 1912, although the adoption of his pseudonym predates this event. Another suggestion is that the adoption comes about as a result of a personal feud with Georgi Plekhanov, who called himself Volgin after the Volga river.

The Lena is much stronger than and flows in the opposite direction as the Volga, thus it was be an obvious choice; Ulyanov, however, had no disagreement with Plekhanov when he first began to use the name. Along the Lena In the upper section west and northwest of Lake Baikal the river flows mostly north. 4400: . A small lake in the Baikal Range, in the Baikal-Lena Reserve, 10 km west of Lake Baikal, 1800m in altitude. The Lena flows north 19 km, losing 600m in altitude and becomes passable by rafts. It turns west and then south losing another 600 meters in 128 km, to Chanchur, where there is a ranger station. 4222: Kachug: start of navigation, road to Irkutsk. 4197:Verkholensk:mouth of the Kulenga River, northwest through mountains, Tutura River. 4108:Zhigalovo:start of passenger service, including hydrofoil to Ust-Kut. Canyon downstream. In the central section the river flows mostly northeast.

3705:Ust-Kut: northwest of the northern tip of Lake Baikal. In Cossack times, this was the site of a portage between the Yenesei and Lena. Today it is the point where the Baikal-Amur Mainline railway meets the Lena and handles 80% of cargo in the Sakha Republic region. 3698:Lena: This is really a part of Ust-Kut, which is very spread out. Lena is the river port. 3397:Kirensk: port and former Cossack portage. 3101: 'The devil's path', a section treacherous in flood. 3096: Shcheki ('the cheeks'), a narrow section with cliffs and twists. Sakha Republic border. 2955:Vitim: and Vitim River from the south. We are now northeast of Lake Baikal. River widens. Many dead trees in the water. 2931:Peledui:Peledui River, ship repair company and salt mines. 2744:Lensk:the most important port between Kirensk and Yakutsk.

Road 230 km north to the Mir Mine. Here was a stopping point of the 'Perlinsky Trakht', a former courier route. Lena turns southeast and then northeast. 2587:Chepaevo: 2547:Macha, 2337: Olyominsk:, Olyokma River from the south. River widens to 2 km and has extensive flood plains. 2213:Uritskoe, 2030-1850: Lena Pillars: cliffs along the right bank. 1937:Sinsk, Sinsk River and petroglyphs. 1820:Mokhsogollokh: ferry and paved road to Yakutsk on the opposite(west) bank. River turns north. 1805:Pokrovsk: downstream:Tabaga Cliffs, narrows, power line and planned site of bridge for the Amur Yakutsk Mainline railroad. Nizhny Bestyakh: 13 km southeast of Yakutsk on the left bank, Lena Highway comes in from the south. The Kolyma Highway to the Pacific starts nearby. In the lower section the river flows mostly north.

1710:Yakutsk:. 1560 Aldan River from the east. River tends northwest. 1373:Sangar: coal mines. 1560:Vilyuy River from the west. River tends north. 959:Arctic circle. 939:Zhigansk,founded in 1632, 865:Agraphena Island. 545:Sikhtyakh. 385:Kyushur:regional center. 222:Lena Delta. 0:Tiksi: on the mainland east to the delta. Port, airport, two and a half month navigation season. Five degrees north of the arctic circle. Lena Delta At the end of the Lena River there is a large delta that extends 100 km into the Laptev Sea and is about 400 km (250 miles) wide. The delta is frozen tundra for about 7 months of the year, but in May transforms the region into a lush wetland for the next few months. Part of the area is protected as the Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve. The Lena delta divides into a multitude of flat islands.

The most important are (from West to East): Chychas Aryta, Petrushka, Sagastyr, Samakh Ary Diyete, Turkan Bel'keydere, Sasyllakh Ary, Kolkhoztakh Bel'keydere, Grigoriy Diyelyakh Bel'kee (Grigoriy Islands), Nerpa Uolun Aryta, Misha Bel'keydere, Atakhtay Bel'kedere, Arangastakh, Urdiuk Pastakh Bel'key, Agys Past' Aryta, Dallalakh Island, Otto Ary, Ullakhan Ary and Orto Ues Aryta. Turukannakh-Kumaga is a long and narrow island off the Lena Delta's western shore. One of the Lena delta islands, "Ostrov Amerika-Kuba-Aryta" or "Ostrov Kuba-Aryta" was named after the island of Cuba during Soviet times. It is located at the edge of its northern shoreline.

(Wikipedia) About: Lena River About: Lena River An Entity of Type : natural place , from Named Graph : , within Data Space : dbpedia.org The Lena (Russian: Ле́на, [ˈlʲɛnə]; Mongolian: Зүлгэ, Zülge; Buryat: Зүлхэ, Zülkhe; Yakut: Өлүөнэ, Ölüöne) is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Ob and the Yenisei). It is the 11th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed. It is also the 3rd largest river in Asia. It is the largest among the rivers whose watershed is entirely within the Russian territorial boundaries. Property abstract El río Lena (en en ruso Лена ), es un largo río de Siberia, el 11º más largo del mundo y el que drena la 9ª mayor cuenca hidrográfica.

Desde los 1.640 m de altitud de su origen en los montes Baikal, al sur de la Meseta Central Siberiana, 20 km al oeste del lago Baikal, el Lena fluye hacia el noreste, y a él se unen el río Kirenga y el río Vitim. Desemboca en el mar de Láptev, al suroeste de las islas de Nueva Siberia formando un delta de 10.800 km2 de superficie, cruzado por siete ramas principales, siendo la más importante el Bylov, la más oriental. Aunque las precipitaciones de lluvia son escasas en la zona de captación de las aguas, el caudal medio del es de 16,4 millones de litros por segundo en su desembocadura. De este río tomó el sobrenombre Vladimir Illich Uliánov, Lenin, que significa «el que pertenece al río Lena».

(es) نهر لينا (بالروسية Лена) هو نهرتشكل فروعه جزءًا من نظام صرف ضخم في سيبيريا الشرقية.نهر لينا ممر مائي رئيسي لمقاطعة كبرى في شرقي سيبريا في روسيا. ينبع النهر من منحدرات جبال بايكال وينساب في اتجاه الشمال الشرقي لمسافة 4,400 كم، ويصب في المحيط المتجمد الشمالي عبر بحر لابتيف، ويبلغ عرض دلتا النهر 402كم. وتستطيع السفن أن تُبحر في النهر لمسافة 3,200كم تقريبًا.يقوم نهر لينا بتصريف مياه مساحة مقدارها نحو 2,6 مليون كم²، وهي تعادل ثلث مساحة كندا تقريبًا. لمعرفة موقع النهر، انظر خريطة روسيا.

وأهم روافد نهر لينا هي نهر فيتيم ونهر أولوكما ونهر ألدان، ونهر فيلوي. على طول المجرى الأوسط لنهر لينا يمر النهر عبر منطقة يسكنها قوم يسمون الياقوت ينتمون إلى القبائل التركية. ويكسبون رزقهم من صيد الأسماك والزراعة وتربية الحيوانات. وأكبر المدن على النهر هي ياكوتسك.عندما نفي السياسي المعارض فلادمير إليتش أوليانوف إلى سيبريا, بالقرب من نهر لينا, ما بين عامي 1897م و 1900م, تلقب باسمه المعرف لينين, أي "رجل اللينا".32x28pxبوابة روسيا32x28pxبوابة ماء (ar) La Léna (en russe : Лeна) est un fleuve de Sibérie en Russie, le plus oriental des trois grands fleuves qui drainent cette immense région septentrionale de l'Asie selon un axe sud-nord.

Long de 4 400 km, c'est le 7e fleuve de la planète par la taille de son bassin versant (le 3e russe derrière l'Ienisseï et l'Ob) et le 12e pour son débit moyen (le 2e russe derrière l'Ienisseï). (fr) The Lena (Russian: Ле́на, [ˈlʲɛnə]; Mongolian: Зүлгэ, Zülge; Buryat: Зүлхэ, Zülkhe; Yakut: Өлүөнэ, Ölüöne) is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Ob and the Yenisei). It is the 11th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed. It is also the 3rd largest river in Asia. It is the largest among the rivers whose watershed is entirely within the Russian territorial boundaries.

(en) La Lena (in russo Ле́на; in sacha Ulachan Jurjach, grande fiume) è il più orientale dei tre grandi fiumi siberiani (gli altri due sono l'Ob' e l'Enisej) che fluiscono nel Mar Glaciale Artico. Attraversa la Siberia orientale da sud a nord per sfociare nel mare di Laptev dopo un percorso di oltre 4.400 km, drenando un bacino di 2.490.000 km². La Lena è il decimo fiume più lungo del mondo e fra i maggiori per ampiezza di bacino, il quale coincide, sostanzialmente, con l'intera Siberia orientale. (it) Die Lena (russisch Лена; jakutisch Өлүөнэ, Ölüöne) ist ein 4294 km langer Strom in Sibirien im asiatischen Teil Russlands. Sie mündet in die Laptewsee, ein Randmeer des Arktischen Ozeans.

Die Lena gehört zu den längsten Flüssen der Erde. (de) レナ川（ロシア語: Лена, Lena, サハ語: Өлүөнэ, Ölüöne）は、ロシア連邦シベリア東部のイルクーツク州とサハ共和国を流れる川である。世界で10番目に長い川で、流域面積の広さは世界9位である。流域は北半球でも有数の低温の極寒地域であり、大規模な都市が少なく貴重な自然が残っている。 ロシア革命の指導者・ウラジーミル・レーニン（本名はウラジーミル・イリイチ・ウリヤノフ）のレーニンとは「レナ川の人」という名のペンネームであった。 (ja) Lena (ros. Лена, ewenk. Елю Эне, jak. Өлүөнэ, bur. Зүлхэ) – rzeka w azjatyckiej części Rosji, w obwodzie irkuckim i Jakucji.

Jest jedną z największych rzek Azji, 10. pod względem długości na świecie oraz 9. pod względem powierzchni dorzecza (największa rzeka Rosji, której dorzecze znajduje się w całości w granicach kraju). Długość: 4400 km; powierzchnia dorzecza 2 490 000 km²; średni przepływ u ujścia 16 400 m³/s. (pl) O rio Lena (língua russa: Ле́на) situa-se na Sibéria e é o décimo mais longo do mundo (4.400 km), e o nono em área da bacia hidrográfica. Nasce a 1640 m de altitude nas montanhas Baikal, no sul do planalto Central Siberiano, 20 km a oeste do lago Baikal, e flui para nordeste, recebendo caudal do Kirenga e do Vitim.

A partir de Yakutsk entra nas terras baixas, recebendo caudal do Olyokma e segue para norte até à foz do seu afluente Aldan. Desagua no mar de Laptev, parte do oceano Ártico, tendo um delta de 10 800 km² de área. (pt) De Lena (Russisch: Лена; Jakoets: Улахан-Юрях, Ulachan-Jurjach) is een rivier in Siberië. Ze is circa 4400 km lang en daarmee een van de langste rivieren op aarde. De rivier ontspringt ten westen van het Baikalmeer en stroomt in hoofdzakelijk noordelijke richting naar de Laptevzee, een gedeelte van de Noordelijke IJszee. Bij de monding bevindt zich een omvangrijke delta. De Lenadelta is met een oppervlakte van 45.000 km2 de op drie na grootste rivierdelta ter wereld, groter dan de Nijldelta.

De Lena is bevaarbaar vanaf de stad Oest-Koet, waar de Baikal-Amoerspoorweg de rivier met een brug kruist. Een groot deel van het jaar is de Lena echter bevroren en is van scheepvaart geen sprake. Bij Tiksi, dat aan één van de drie bevaarbare armen van de delta ligt, is de rivier slechts drie maanden per jaar bevaarbaar, zuidelijker van mei tot oktober. De voornaamste stad aan de Lena is Jakoetsk. De voornaamste zijrivieren van de Lena zijn de Aldan en de Viljoej, die op relatief korte afstand van elkaar, respectievelijk bij Batamaj en Tas-Toemoes, in de Lena uitmonden.

(nl) 勒拿河（俄语：Ле́на；雅庫特語：Өлүөнэ），旧称为列拿河，是流入北冰洋的三大西伯利亚河流（其他两个是鄂毕河和叶尼塞河）。全長4400公里，是世界第十一長的河流。流域面積2490000平方公里，居世界第九位，全部位于俄罗斯境内。 (zh) comment La Léna (en russe : Лeна) est un fleuve de Sibérie en Russie, le plus oriental des trois grands fleuves qui drainent cette immense région septentrionale de l'Asie selon un axe sud-nord. Long de 4 400 km, c'est le 7e fleuve de la planète par la taille de son bassin versant (le 3e russe derrière l'Ienisseï et l'Ob) et le 12e pour son débit moyen (le 2e russe derrière l'Ienisseï).

(fr) The Lena (Russian: Ле́на, [ˈlʲɛnə]; Mongolian: Зүлгэ, Zülge; Buryat: Зүлхэ, Zülkhe; Yakut: Өлүөнэ, Ölüöne) is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Ob and the Yenisei). It is the 11th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed. It is also the 3rd largest river in Asia. It is the largest among the rivers whose watershed is entirely within the Russian territorial boundaries. (en) La Lena (in russo Ле́на; in sacha Ulachan Jurjach, grande fiume) è il più orientale dei tre grandi fiumi siberiani (gli altri due sono l'Ob' e l'Enisej) che fluiscono nel Mar Glaciale Artico.

Attraversa la Siberia orientale da sud a nord per sfociare nel mare di Laptev dopo un percorso di oltre 4.400 km, drenando un bacino di 2.490.000 km². La Lena è il decimo fiume più lungo del mondo e fra i maggiori per ampiezza di bacino, il quale coincide, sostanzialmente, con l'intera Siberia orientale. (it) Die Lena (russisch Лена; jakutisch Өлүөнэ, Ölüöne) ist ein 4294 km langer Strom in Sibirien im asiatischen Teil Russlands. Sie mündet in die Laptewsee, ein Randmeer des Arktischen Ozeans. Die Lena gehört zu den längsten Flüssen der Erde. (de) Lena (ros. Лена, ewenk. Елю Эне, jak. Өлүөнэ, bur. Зүлхэ) – rzeka w azjatyckiej części Rosji, w obwodzie irkuckim i Jakucji.

Jest jedną z największych rzek Azji, 10. pod względem długości na świecie oraz 9. pod względem powierzchni dorzecza (największa rzeka Rosji, której dorzecze znajduje się w całości w granicach kraju). Długość: 4400 km; powierzchnia dorzecza 2 490 000 km²; średni przepływ u ujścia 16 400 m³/s. (pl) O rio Lena (língua russa: Ле́на) situa-se na Sibéria e é o décimo mais longo do mundo (4.400 km), e o nono em área da bacia hidrográfica. Nasce a 1640 m de altitude nas montanhas Baikal, no sul do planalto Central Siberiano, 20 km a oeste do lago Baikal, e flui para nordeste, recebendo caudal do Kirenga e do Vitim.

A partir de Yakutsk entra nas terras baixas, recebendo caudal do Olyokma e segue para norte até à foz do seu afluente Aldan. Desagua no mar de Laptev, parte do oceano Ártico, tendo um delta de 10 800 km² de área. (pt) Top 10 Longest Rivers in the World - Testbook Blog Blog » Static GK » Top 10 Longest Rivers in the World Top 10 Longest Rivers in the World April 16, 2015 Download this as PDF Top 10 Longest Rivers in the World Measuring a river’s length is difficult because sometimes it is not clearly known where the river starts and ends. While tradition says the Nile is the longest river of the world, some recent Brazilian and Peruvian studies suggest that the Amazon is longer. However keeping with the tradition, the Nile River is the longest, with the Amazon following next. Here is a list of the top 10 longest rivers in the world. Nile (6853 km): The Nile River, located in northeastern Africa, is the chief source of water in Egypt and Sudan.

Its water resources are shared by eleven countries including Tanzania, Kenya, Egypt, and Sudan. Owing to this, the Nile is an international river. Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and more countries have complained about the domination of Egypt on the Nile waters. To promote peaceful cooperation among these countries, the Nile Basin Initiative was created. The Nile River has two major tributaries, the White Nile and the Blue Nile. The White Nile is the primary source and the Blue Nile is the secondary source of the Nile River. Most of the historical sites of Ancient Egypt are located along the banks of the Nile, including Luxor, Aswan and Giza. The source of the Nile was a mystery for many centuries. Amazon (6437 km): The Amazon River, flowing in South America into the Atlantic, has the largest drainage basin in the world. In the upper stretches, above its meeting with the Rio Negro, the river is called Solimoes in Brazil. In Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and the remaining Spanish-speaking world the river is called Amazon. The Amazon Rainforest is the richest tropical forest in the world in terms of biodiversity. More than one-third of all known species reside in this giant forest.

Interestingly, there are no bridges to cross over the river. That’s because most of the river flows through rainforests and not roads or cities. Yangtze (6300 km): In China, the Yangtze River is called Chang Jiang (meaning ‘long river’) or the Yangzi. It is the longest river in Asia and the longest river to flow entirely within one country. The Yangtze’s source is the Geladaindong Peak. The river plays an important and large role in the history, culture and economy of China. The Yangtze River is habitat to the Chinese Alligator and serves as a dividing line between North and South China. The Three Gorges Dam on this river is the largest hydroelectric power producer in the world. However, in recent years, the Yangtze has suffered from industrial revolution, agricultural run-off, siltation and loss of wetlands and lakes. Mississippi (6275 km): The River flows entirely in the US. The Mississippi River Valley is one of the most fertile agricultural regions of the country. It is formed from thick layers of the river’s silt deposits. The river’s source is Lake Itasca. The Mississippi River first served as a barrier.

It formed borders for New Spain, New France and the early US. Then it served as a major transportation artery and communications link. The River’s name is derived from the Native American Chippewa tribe’s mici zibi, meaning ‘great river’. The most famous tributary of the Mississippi is the Missouri. Yenisei (5539 km): The Yenisei River, flowing in Mongolia and Russia, is the largest river system flowing to the Arctic Ocean. It is also written as Yenisey. The river is the central of the three great Siberian Rivers-the other two being the Ob and the Lena-flowing into the Arctic Ocean. During World War II, Nazi Germany and the Japanese Empire agreed to divide Asia along a line that followed the course of the Yenisei River to the border of China, and then along the border of China and the Soviet Union. Hydroelectric dams, like the Krasnoyarsk Dam, control the middle part of the Yenisei River. Yellow River (5464 km): This River, flowing in China, is also called the Huang He and is believed to be the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization.

It was also the most prosperous region in early Chinese history. While this river was called the ‘cradle of Chinese civilizations’, it was also responsible for devastating floods. The reason for the floods is the fine-grained loess (silt) it carries. The River is called yellow due to the lemon-colored silt it gathers from the Loess Plateau. Ob (5410 km): The Ob River, also called Obi, flows in Russia and western Siberia. The world’s longest estuary is the Gulf of Ob. The Ob River is mainly used for irrigation, drinking water, hydroelectric energy and fishing. The Katun river feeds the Ob. Parana (4880 km): The Parana River, located in South America, is highly navigable and helps to connect inland cities to the ocean. It also provides deep water ports. The River runs through Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. Its name is an abbreviation of the phrase ‘para rehe onava’ coming from the Tupi language. It means ‘like the sea’ or ‘as big as the sea’. The Parana River Delta is one of the world’s greatest bird watching destinations.

Congo (2922 miles or 4700 km): Also called Zaire River, it is the deepest river in the world. The Congo River in Africa got its name from the Kingdom of Kongo. The River along with its tributaries flow through the Congo Rainforest, which is the second largest rainforest in the world, behind the Amazon Rainforest. The Congo River, being the most powerful river in Africa, has great potential to be used for hydroelectric power. Amur (2763 miles or 4700 km): The Amur River is called Heilong Jiang or ‘black dragon river’ in Chinese. It forms the border between the Russian Far East and Northeastern China. Flowing in China and Russia, the Amur River is an important symbol of Sino-Russian relations. The region surrounding the Amur is home to various endangered species like the Amur leopard. You may also like Ob River, Russia Tourist Information Locals and travelers to connect with About Siberia, Russia 61.088868.8184 The Ob River also Obi, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the World 's seventh longest river.

It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Yenisei River and the Lena River). The Gulf of Ob is the world's longest estuary. The Ob is used mostly for irrigation, drinking water, hydroelectric energy, and fishing; the river has more than 50 species of fish.The navigable waters within the Ob basin reach a total length of 9,300 miles (15,000 km). The importance of the Ob basin navigation for transportation was particularly great before the completion of the Trans-Siberian Railway, since, despite the general south-to-north direction of the flow of Ob and most of its tributaries, the width of the Ob basin provided for (somewhat indirect) transportation in the east-west direction as well. Until the early 20th century, a particularly important western river port was Tyumen, located on the Tura River, a tributary of the Tobol.

Map About: Ob River About: Ob River An Entity of Type : stream , from Named Graph : , within Data Space : dbpedia-live.openlinksw.com The Ob River (Russian: Обь; IPA: [opʲ]), also Obi, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world's seventh longest river. It forms at the confluence of the Biya and Katun Rivers which have their origins in the Altay Mountains. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Yenisei River and the Lena River).The Gulf of Ob is the world's longest estuary. Property abstract The Ob River (Russian: Обь; IPA: [opʲ]), also Obi, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world's seventh longest river. It forms at the confluence of the Biya and Katun Rivers which have their origins in the Altay Mountains. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Yenisei River and the Lena River).The Gulf of Ob is the world's longest estuary.

(en) The Ob River (Russian: Обь; IPA: [opʲ]), also Obi, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world's seventh-longest river. It forms at the confluence of the Biya and Katun Rivers which have their origins in the Altay Mountains. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Yenisei River and the Lena River).The Gulf of Ob is the world's longest estuary. (en) Map of the Ob River watershed (en) comment The Ob River (Russian: Обь; IPA: [opʲ]), also Obi, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world's seventh longest river. It forms at the confluence of the Biya and Katun Rivers which have their origins in the Altay Mountains. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Yenisei River and the Lena River).The Gulf of Ob is the world's longest estuary.

(en) The Ob River (Russian: Обь; IPA: [opʲ]), also Obi, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world's seventh-longest river. It forms at the confluence of the Biya and Katun Rivers which have their origins in the Altay Mountains. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Yenisei River and the Lena River).The Gulf of Ob is the world's longest estuary. (en)

Question: Three great Siberian rivers are the Ob, Lena and which other?
Answer: Yenisei