Zavkhan River

Zavkhan River (Mongolian: Завхан гол, romanized: Zawhan gol, pronounced [ˈt͡saw̜χəɴ ɢɔɮ]) is a river in Mongolia. It flows from Khangai Mountains to Lake Khyargas, and has a draining area of over 77,840 square kilometres (30,055 square miles). The river forms most of the border between the Govi-Altai and Zavkhan aimags. The length of the river is 670 kilometres (420 mi).[1]

Zavkhan River
Native nameЗавхан гол (Mongolian)
Location
CountryMongolia
AimagsZavkhan, Govi-Altai
Physical characteristics
SourceBuyant River
  locationKhangai Mountains
2nd sourceShar-Us River
MouthKhyargas Lake in Great Lakes Depression
  location
Khyargas, Uvs, Mongolia
Length670 km (420 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  rightShurga River

See also

References

  1. Zavkhan info Archived July 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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