The Olenyok ( Russian : Оленёк , sometimes spelled Оленек , Olenek ; Yakut : Өлөөн , Ölöön) is a major river in northern Siberian Russia , west of the lower Lena and east of the Anabar . It is 2,292 kilometres (1,424 mi) long, of which around 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) is navigable. Average water discharge is 1,210 cubic metres per second (43,000 cu ft/s).
10-675: Olenyok or Olenek may refer to: Olenyok (river) , a river in Russia Olenyok (rural locality) , a rural locality (a selo ) in the Sakha Republic, Russia Olenyok Airport , an airport in the same rural locality Olenyok Gulf , a gulf in the Laptev Sea See also [ edit ] Olenyoksky District Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
20-663: A river in the Russian Far East is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Alakit The Alakit ( Russian : Алакит ) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia . It is a tributary of the Olenyok with a length of 232 kilometres (144 mi) and a drainage basin area of 11,800 square kilometres (4,600 sq mi). The river flows across a lonely, desolate area of Mirninsky and Olenyoksky districts. Currently there are no settlements, but
30-886: A small village named Alakit was located by the river in its upper course, a little upstream of the mouth of the Yuyose-Delingde, a left tributary. The Daldyn-Alakit kimberlite field is located between the upper Alakit in the west and the Daldyn River by Udachnaya in the east. The Alakit is a right tributary of the Olenyok. It originates in a small lake of the northeastern side of the Central Siberian Plateau . The river flows roughly northwestwards or northwards all along its course. In some stretches it forms meanders and there are lakes near its channel in certain sections of its course. Finally it meets
40-472: Is a large flat delta island at the mouth of the Olenek River. There are many smaller islands in its immediate vicinity, such as Eppet Island off its eastern side, but none comes close to its size. Dyangylakh is 21 kilometres (13 mi) long and 16 kilometres (10 mi) wide. This Sakha Republic location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
50-629: Is a village located on the river bank. The major tributaries of the Olenyok are the Arga-Sala (with its tributaries Kengeede , Kukusunda and Kyuyonelekeen ), Bur , Ukukit , Birekte , Kuoika , Beyenchime and Buolkalakh on the left, and the Alakit , Siligir , Merchimden , Kyuyutingde (Кюютингдэ), Khorbusuonka and Kelimyar on the right. Dyangylakh or Dzhyangylakh (Ostrov Dyangylakh) 73°05′20″N 120°08′24″E / 73.089°N 120.140°E / 73.089; 120.140
60-562: Is known for its abundance in fish. It is frozen for over eight months every year and the climate in its area is harsh because of the direct influence of the Arctic. In 1633 Ivan Rebrov reached the Olenyok from the Lena delta and built a fort. In 1642–44 Rebrov and Fedot Alekseyev Popov reached the river but were driven out by the natives. Pioneering Russian Arctic explorer Vasili Pronchishchev and his wife Tatiana (Maria) died of scurvy in
70-847: The Vilyuy Plateau , part of the Central Siberian Plateau . The river flows east and then north descending into the North Siberian Lowland . In its lower course it bends northwestwards skirting the western slopes of the Kystyk Plateau and the Chekanovsky Ridge before emptying into the Olenyok Gulf of the Laptev Sea . Its mouth is at Ust-Olenyok just west of the Lena River delta. Olenyok
80-724: The area of the river in September 1736, while mapping the coasts of the Laptev Sea. After their deaths, husband and wife were interred at Ust-Olenyok , near the mouth of the Olenyok. Their tomb was moved after the bodies were exhumed in 1999. In 1956 the Olenekian Age of the Triassic Period of geological time was named for rock strata in the Olenyok area. The river's source is in Krasnoyarsk Krai , on
90-432: The right bank of the Olenyok 1,868 km (1,161 mi) from its mouth. The river is fed by rain and snow. Owing to the severe climate of the plateau it is frozen between early October and late May. The longest tributaries are the 95 kilometres (59 mi) long Lower Bolshaya Kounda and the 106 kilometres (66 mi) long Upper Bolshaya Kounda from the left, as well as the 127 kilometres (79 mi) long Mastaakh from
100-498: The title Olenyok . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Olenyok&oldid=986690348 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Olenyok (river) The Olenyok
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