Nercha
Appearance
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Nercha | |
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Shilka basin, including Nercha | |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Olyokma-Stanovik |
Mouth | Shilka |
• coordinates | 51°55′01″N 116°38′28″E / 51.9169°N 116.6411°E |
Length | 580 km (360 mi) |
Basin size | 27,500 km2 (10,600 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Shilka→ Amur→ Sea of Okhotsk |
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Chinese name | |||||||
Chinese | 尼布楚河 | ||||||
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Manchu script | Nibcu bira | ||||||
Russian name | |||||||
Russian | Нерча |
The Nercha (Russian: Нерча, Buryat: Нэршүү, Nershüü; Mongolian: Нэрчүү, Nerchüü) is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia, left tributary of the Shilka[1] (Amur's basin). The length of the river is 580 kilometres (360 mi). The area of its basin is 27,500 square kilometres (10,600 sq mi).[2] The Nercha freezes up in October and stays icebound until late April – early May. The town of Nerchinsk is located on the Nercha,[a] 7 kilometres (4 mi) from its confluence with the Shilka.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ China Journal. China society of science and arts. 1923. p. 516. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ "Река Нерча in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Fu, L. (1966). A Documentary Chronicle of Sino-Western Relations, 1644-1820: Documentation and reference. A Documentary Chronicle of Sino-Western Relations, 1644-1820. Published for the Association for Asian Studies by the University of Arizona Press. p. 482. Retrieved June 8, 2019.