Khanui River | |
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Native name | Хануй гол (Mongolian) |
Location | |
Country | Mongolia |
Aimags | Arkhangai, Bulgan |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Khan-Öndör Uul |
• location | Chuluut sum, Arkhangai aimag |
• coordinates | 47°25′N 100°25′E / 47.417°N 100.417°E / 47.417; 100.417 |
Mouth | Selenga |
• location | Khishig-Öndör sum, Bulgan aimag |
• coordinates | 49°20′45″N 102°21′35″E / 49.34583°N 102.35972°E / 49.34583; 102.35972 |
Length | 421 km (262 mi) |
Basin size | 14,620 km (5,640 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Selenga→ Lake Baikal→ Angara→ Yenisey→ Kara Sea |
Khanui River (Mongolian: Хануй гол) is a river flowing down through the valleys of the Khangai Mountains in central Mongolia. It starts in the Chuluut sum of Arkhangai aimag at the north slopes of the Khan-Öndör mountain. It passes next to the center of Erdenemandal sum, and ends in the Khutag-Öndör sum of Bulgan aimag where it discharges into the Selenge. It is 421 kilometres (262 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 14,600 square kilometres (5,600 sq mi).
References
- "Russian army map "100k--l47-022"". Maps for the world. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
- "Russian army map "100k--m48-097"". Maps for the world. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
- Хануйн-Гол, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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