Lena River

Also known as Lena

river in Eastern Siberia, Russia

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The Lena River is a major river located in Eastern Siberia, Russia, flowing through one of the world's most remote and sparsely populated regions. It is significant as one of Russia's longest rivers and plays an important role in the geography and ecology of Siberia.

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Elevation: 0
Image: Lena 2007 (synchroswimr).jpg
Length: 4294

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Commons category: Lena (river)
watershed area: 2490000
discharge: 16350
native label: Өлүөнэ

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The Lena is a river in the Russian Far East and is the easternmost river of the three great rivers of Siberia which flow into the Arctic Ocean, the others being Ob and Yenisey. The Lena River is 4,294 km (2,668 mi) long and has a capacious drainage basin of 2,490,000 km (960,000 mi); thus the Lena is the eleventh-longest river in the world and the longest river entirely within Russia. Geographically, permafrost underlies all the Lena River's catchment and it is continuous in over 75 percent of the basin.

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