Kherlen River

Kherlen River
克鲁伦河 (Kèlǔlún hé)
EtymologyMongolian: kherlen, "hederated"
Native nameХэрлэн гол (Mongolian)
Location
CountryMongolia, People's Republic of China
Mongolian AimagsKhentii, Dornod
Chinese RegionInner Mongolia
Chinese PrefectureHulunbuir
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBurkhan Khaldun, Khentii Mountains
MouthHulun Nuur
 • coordinates
48°44′N 117°5′E / 48.733°N 117.083°E / 48.733; 117.083
Length1,254 km (779 mi)
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Kherlen River (also known as Kern or Kerülen; Mongolian: Хэрлэн гол; Chinese: 克鲁伦河; pinyin: Kèlǔlún hé) is a 1,254 km river in Mongolia and China.[1] It is also one of the two longest rivers in Mongolia, along with the Orkhon River.[2]

  1. ^ Brutsaert, Wilfried; Sugita, Michiaki (December 2008). "Is Mongolia's groundwater increasing or decreasing? The case of the Kherlen River basin". Hydrological Sciences Journal. 53 (6). London: Taylor & Francis Informa Ltd: 1221–1229. doi:10.1623/hysj.53.6.1221. S2CID 128674944. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  2. ^ Yembuu, Batchuluun, ed. (2021). The Physical Geography of Mongolia. Geography of the Physical Environment. Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-61434-8. ISBN 978-3-030-61433-1.