Kiyevka (river)
| Kiyevka | |
|---|---|
 Star of Primorye, the highest of | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Sikhote-Alin |
| Mouth | |
• location | Sea of Japan |
• coordinates | 42°50′5″N 133°40′32″E / 42.83472°N 133.67556°ECoordinates: 42°50′5″N 133°40′32″E / 42.83472°N 133.67556°E |
| Length | 105 km (65 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,120 km2 (1,200 sq mi) |
The Kiyevka (Russian: Киевка, formerly Судзухе Sudzukhe)[1] is a river in Primorsky Krai, Russia.
It is 105 kilometres (65 mi) long with a drainage basin of 3,120 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi).[2][3] Kiyevka rises in Southern Sikhote-Alin and flows into the Kiyevka Bay of the Sea of Japan. The main tributaries are the , which is 71 kilometres (44 mi) long; the , 54 kilometres (34 mi), and the , 37 kilometres (23 mi). There are more than 20 waterfalls on the river (), the highest is Star of Primorye at 20 metres (66 ft).[4]
The river was named after Kyiv by settlers from Ukraine.
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ Словарь названий гидрографических объектов России и других стран — членов СНГ, Federal Service for Geodesy and Cartography of Russia, 1999, p. 177
- ^ Река Судзухе (Судзухэ) in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)
- ^ Примпогода: Река Киевка
- ^ "Информационный бюллетень «Курьер Восточного». Покорение Звезды Приморья". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
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