Argun River
river in Asia
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Summary
Argun River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (667 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Inner Mongolia[3]
- Country: Russia[4], People's Republic of China[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Commons category: Argun River (Amur tributary)[7]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Amur River[8]
- Origin of the watercourse: Kherlen River[9]
- Tributary: Kherlen River[10], Gazimur River[11], Hailar River[12], Verkhnyaya Borzya[13], Gen He[14], Srednyaya Borzya[15], Urov[16], Urulyunguy[17], Uryumkan[18], Derbul[19], Budyumkan[20], Jiliu River[21]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Argun Basin[22]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[26], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27]
- Native label: Аргунь[28], Эргүнэ мөрөн[29], 额尔古纳河[30], Эргэнэ гол[31], Ергэне[32], ᠡᠷᠬᠥᠨᠠᠭᠣᠣᠯ[33], Эргүнэ гол[34], ᡝᡵᡤᡠᠨᡝ ᠪᡳᡵᠠ[35], Үргэн[36]
- Length: 1620 km[37]
- Elevation above sea level: 303 m[38]
- Watershed area: 164,000 km²[39]
- Discharge: 186 cubic metre per second[40]
- Drainage basin: Amur basin[41]
Why It Matters
Argun River has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]