Shilka | |
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![]() The Shilka River near Bolotovo. | |
![]() Location of the Shilka River within the Amur Basin | |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Amur |
• coordinates | 53°19′58″N 121°28′49″E / 53.33278°N 121.48028°E |
Length | 560 km (350 mi) |
Basin size | 206,000 km2 (80,000 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 440 m3/s (16,000 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Amur→ Sea of Okhotsk |
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The Shilka (Russian: Ши́лка; Evenki: Силькари, Sil'kari; Buryat: Шилкэ, Shilke; Mongolian: Шилка, Shilka; Chinese: 石勒喀) is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai, (Dauria) south-eastern Russia. It has a length of 560 km (350 mi), and has a drainage basin of 206,000 square kilometres (80,000 sq mi).[1]
The name derives from Evenki shilki 'narrow valley.'[2]
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