Argun (Amur)
River in Russia and China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Argun or Ergune (Russian: Аргунь, Buryat: Эргэнэ гол, Ergene gol; Mongolian: Эргүнэ мөрөн, Ergüne mörön; Evenki: Ергэне Yergenye, Chinese: 额尔古纳河 Éěrgǔnà hé) is a 1,620-kilometre (1,010 mi) long river that forms part of the eastern China–Russia border, together with the Amur (Heilong Jiang). Its upper reaches are known as Hailar River (Chinese: 海拉尔河; pinyin: Hǎilā'ěr Hé) in China. The Argun marks the border (established by the Treaty of Nerchinsk in 1689) between Russia and China for about 944 kilometres (587 mi), until it meets the Amur.
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Etymology | Proto-Mongolian: ergene, "wide" |
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Country | China, Russia |
Russian Krai | Zabaykalsky Krai |
Chinese Region | Hulunbuir |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Hailar |
• location | Greater Khingan mountains |
• coordinates | 49.937°N 122.465°E / 49.937; 122.465 |
2nd source | Kherlen |
• location | about 195 kilometres (121 mi) from Ulaanbaatar |
• coordinates | 48°N 109°E / 48; 109 |
• elevation | 1,961 m (6,434 ft) |
Mouth | Amur |
• coordinates | 53°20′N 121°28′E |
Length | 1,620 km (1,010 mi) |
Basin size | 164,000 km2 (63,000 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 340 m3/s (12,000 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Amur→ Sea of Okhotsk |
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Chinese | 额尔古纳河 | ||||||
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Mongolian Cyrillic | Эргүнэ мөрөн | ||||||
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Romanization | Ergune bira | ||||||
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Russian | Аргу́нь | ||||||
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