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The Amur River is one of the world?s ten longest river River

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 and Manchuria Manchuria

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 in China. In many historical references these two geopolitical entities are known as Inner Manchuria Manchuria

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; and Outer Manchuria Outer Manchuria

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 , respectively. The Chinese province of Heilongjiang Heilongjiang

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 on the south bank of the river is named after it, as is the Russian Amur Oblast Amur Oblast

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 on the north bank. The Amur River is a very important symbol of — and an important geopolitical factor in — Chinese-Russian relations. The Amur was especially important in the period of time following the Sino-Soviet political split in the 1960s.

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The Amur River is one of the world’s ten longest river River

A river is a large natural waterway [i]. ... 

s, forming the border between the Russian Far East Russian Far East

Russian Far East is a term that refers to the Russian part of the Far East [i], i.e., extreme east parts ... 

 and Manchuria Manchuria

Manchuria is a vast territorial region in northeast Asia [i]. ... 

 in China.

In many historical references these two geopolitical entities are known as Inner Manchuria Manchuria

Manchuria is a vast territorial region in northeast Asia [i]. ... 

; and Outer Manchuria Outer Manchuria

Outer Manchuria, known in China as Outer Northeast [China], is the territory ceded by China to Rus... 

 , respectively. The Chinese province of Heilongjiang Heilongjiang

Heilongjiang is a province [i] of the People's Republic of China [i] locate ... 

 on the south bank of the river is named after it, as is the Russian Amur Oblast Amur Oblast

Amur Oblast is a federal subject [i] of Russia [i]. ... 

 on the north bank.

The Amur River is a very important symbol of — and an important geopolitical factor in — Chinese-Russian relations. The Amur was especially important in the period of time following the Sino-Soviet political split in the 1960s.

The name Black River was used by the Manchu Manchu

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 and the Qing Dynasty Qing Dynasty

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 who always regarded this river as sacred.

The economy of the Amur Basin includes manufacturing, metallurgy, iron Iron

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 mining, non-ferrous metals, gold Gold

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, coal Coal

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, hydroelectricity Hydroelectricity

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, wheat Wheat

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, millet Millet

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, soybeans Soybean

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, fishing Fishing

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, timber Timber

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 and Chinese-Russian trade. The Daqing Daqing

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 oilfield, which is the world's 4th-largest oilfield Oil field

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, is located near Daqing City in Heilongjiang, a few hundred kilometers from the river.

Flowing across northeast Asia Asia

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 for over 4400 km , from the mountain Mountain

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s of northeastern China China

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 to the Sea of Okhotsk Sea of Okhotsk

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 , it drains a remarkable watershed that includes diverse landscapes of desert Desert

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, steppe Steppe

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, tundra Tundra

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, and taiga Taiga

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, eventually emptying into the Pacific Ocean through the Tartar Strait Strait of Tartary

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The average annually discharge varies from 6000 m³/s - 12000 m³/s , leading to an average 9819 m³/s or 310 km³ per year. The maximum runoff measured occurred in Oct 1951 with 30700 m³/s whereas the minimum discharge was recorded in March 1946 with a mere 514 m³/s.

The Amur proper is 2,874 km long after the junction of two rivers:
  • Northern tributary: the Shilka, originating from the eastern slopes of Kente Mountain in Mongolia Mongolia

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    .
  • Southern tributary: the Argun, originating on the western slopes of the Great Khingan Range in northeast China China

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    .


The Shilka and the Argun join at Moguhe Village , in western Mohe County in Heilongjiang Province, China, and become the Amur proper.


Major tributaries are:
  • the Shilka,
  • the Argun,
  • the Zeya,
  • the Bureya,
  • the Songhua Songhua River

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    , and
  • the Ussuri,
  • the Amgun


The Amur is bordered by Heilongjiang Heilongjiang

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 province of China in the south, and Amur Oblast Amur Oblast

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, Jewish Autonomous Oblast Jewish Autonomous Oblast

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, and Khabarovsk Krai Khabarovsk Krai

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 of Russia in the north. The final stretch of the Amur passes through Khabarovsk Krai. It passes by the following cities:
  • Huma
  • Blagoveshchensk Blagoveshchensk

    Blagoveshchensk is a city in Russia [i], the administrative center of Amur Oblast [i], located 7,985&nbs ... 

  • Heihe Heihe

    Heihe is a city in Heilongjiang [i], China [i].

... 


  • Jiayin
  • Tongjiang
  • Fuyuan
  • Khabarovsk Khabarovsk

    Khabarovsk is the administrative center and the largest city of Khabarovsk Krai [i], Russia [i]. ... 

  • Komsomolsk-na-Amure
  • Amursk
  • Nikolayevsk-na-Amure

Trivia

  • A reference was made to this river in the 2003 film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

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    .
  • In a RPG game namely Suikoden III Suikoden III

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    , Amur is one of the region in Grasslands.

See also

  • Amur cork tree
  • Amur Leopard Amur Leopard

    The Amur leopard, whose habitat is currently confined to the Sikhote-Alin [i] mountains, is the northern ... 

  • Geography of China Geography of China

    The vastness of the country and the barrenness of the western hinterland have important implications for defen... 

  • Geography of Russia Geography of Russia

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  • Sino-Soviet border conflict Sino-Soviet border conflict

    The Sino-Soviet border conflict of 1969 [i] was a series of armed clashes between the Soviet Union [i] a ... 

  • Jilin chemical plant explosions 2005 2005 Jilin chemical plant explosions

    The Jilin chemical plant explosions were a series of explosions which occurred on November 13 2005, in t... 

  • Home of the Kaluga Kaluga

    Kaluga is a city in central Russia [i] on the Oka River [i] 188 km southwest of Moscow [i], the adm ... 



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