The Algama (Sakha and Russian: Алгама, also Алгома Algoma)[1] is a river in Sakha Republic and Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Gonam. It is 426 kilometres (265 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 21,500 square kilometres (8,300 sq mi).[2]
| Algama | |
|---|---|
  Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Toko-Stanovik Stanovoy Range |
| • coordinates | 55°50′55″N 128°55′59″E / 55.84861°N 128.93306°E |
| Mouth | Gonam |
• coordinates | 57°18′41″N 131°15′01″E / 57.3115°N 131.2502°E |
| Length | 426 km (265 mi) |
| Basin size | 21,500 km2 (8,300 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Gonam→ Uchur→ Aldan→ Lena→ Laptev Sea |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Словарь названий гидрографических объектов России и других стран — членов СНГ Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Federal Service for Geodesy and Cartography of Russia, 1999, p. 19
- ^ "Река Алгома in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
External links
edit- Article in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia