Lena River
river in Eastern Siberia, Russia
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Summary
Lena River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,428 views/month, #70 of 13,643).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sakha[3], Irkutsk Oblast[4]
- Country: Russia[5]
- Basin country: Russia[6]
- Commons category: Lena (river)[7]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Laptev Sea[8]
- Coordinate location: 53.935555555556, 108.09194444444[9], 72.4119, 126.6847[10]
- Origin of the watercourse: Baikal Mountains[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lena River[12]
- Tributary: Vitim[13], Olyokma[14], Vilyuy[15], Kirenga[16], Aldan[17], Batamay[18], Menkere[19], Muna[20], Nyuya[21], Cherendey[22], Motorchuna[23], Dyanyshka[24], Sinyaya[25], Dzhardzhan[26]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Lena River include A360 Lena Federal Highway[27], a controlled-access highway[28], in Russia[29]; Adams mammoth[30], a fossil[31]; and 24701 Elyu-Ene[32], an asteroid[33].
Why It Matters
Lena River has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for it include A360 Lena Federal Highway[27], a controlled-access highway[28], in Russia[29]; Adams mammoth[30], a fossil[31]; and 24701 Elyu-Ene[32], an asteroid[33].