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Vitim

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river in eastern Siberia, Russia

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Native name
Витим ( Russian ) Витым ( Evenki ) Witym ( Evenki ) Виитим ( Yakut ) Viitim ( Yakut ) Витим ( Buryat ) Vitim ( Buryat )
Country
Russia
Region
Buryatia , Irkutsk Oblast , Sakha Republic , Zabaykalsky Krai
Cities
Bodaybo , Vitim , Mama, Russia
Location
Confluence of rivers Vitimkan and China, Ikat Range , Irkutsk Oblast
Elevation
1,171 m (3,842 ft)
Mouth
Lena
Length
1,940 km (1,210 mi)
Basin size
225,000 km (87,000 sq mi)
Average
1,937 m /s (68,400 cu ft/s)
Progression
Lena → Laptev Sea
Left
Tsipa , Muya , Mamakan , Mama
Right
Konda , Karenga , Kalakan , Kalar , Bodaybo

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Image
Vitim posle Bambuyki.jpg
Length
1837
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Commons category
Vitim River
watershed area
225000
discharge
1520
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The Vitim (Russian: Витим; Evenki: Витым, Witym; Yakut: Виитим, Viitim [local pronunciation]; Buryat and Mongolian: Витим, Vitim) is a major tributary of the Lena. Its source is east of Lake Baikal, at the confluence of rivers Vitimkan from the west and China from the east. The Vitim flows first south, bends eastwards and then northward in the Vitim Plateau. Then it flows north through the Stanovoy Highlands and the town of Bodaybo. Including river Vitimkan, its western source, it is 1,978 kilometres (1,229 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 225,000 square kilometres (87,000 sq mi).

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