Olenyok River

Olenyok River

also spelled  Olen'ok  or  Olenek  

      river rising on the southern slopes of the Bukochan Ridge on the Central Siberian Plateau and flowing mainly through Sakha (Yakutiya), east-central Russia. The total length of the river is 1,424 miles (2,292 km), and it has a drainage basin of 84,500 square miles (219,000 square km). The upper course is characterized by falls and rapids. Below the confluence with the Arga-Sala, its valley widens. Eventually the Olenyok passes onto the North Siberian Lowland, whence it enters the Laptev Sea through a delta. It is navigable as far as Sukhana, about 600 miles from the sea.

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