The Palana is a west-flowing river on the west side of the upper Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It flows into the Sea of Okhotsk. It is 141 kilometres (88 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 2,500 square kilometres (970 sq mi).[1] The town of Palana lies on its right bank, near its mouth.
| Palana | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of the Palana River | |
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Sea of Okhotsk |
• location | Shelikhov Gulf |
• coordinates | 59°04′12″N 159°49′57″E / 59.0699°N 159.8325°E |
| Length | 141 km (88 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,500 km2 (970 sq mi) |
Jurassic radiolarians have been found near the mouth of the river.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Река Палана in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Kurilov, D. V.; N. A. Bogdanov (July 2001). "The First Finding of Jurassic Radiolarians near the Ust'-Palana River, Western Kamchatka". Doklady Biological Sciences. 379 (1–6). MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica distributed exclusively by Springer Science+Business Media LLC.: 369–374. doi:10.1023/A:1011616616856. ISSN 0012-4966. PMID 12918378.
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