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Encyclopedia > Olyokma River

The Olyokma River or Olekma River is a tributary of the Lena in eastern Siberia. The river is approximately 1,320 km long.


The Olekma rises in the south of the Yablonovy Mountains, west of Mogocha. It flows north through remote terrain before joining the Lena near Olekminsk.


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Wikipedia: Lena (278 words)
Lena (Russian Лена) is a river of Siberia, rising at the height of 1640 m in the Baikal Ridge, 20 km west side of Lake Baikal.
The total length of the river is estimated at 4310 km (2860 m), 3380 km (2100 m.) of which is navigable.
The majority of the 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".
Sakha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1211 words)
Covers the republic's territory to the west of the Lena River as well as the territories of uluses located on the both sides of the Lena River.
Russians established agriculture in the Lena River basin.
The members of religious groups who were banished to Sakha in the second half of the 19th century began to grow wheat, oats, and potatoes.
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