Heilong Jiang

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Heilong Jiang is a major river in Northeast Asia that forms part of the border between China and Russia and is known internationally as the Amur River.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf border river
international river
river
basinSize approximately 1855000 square kilometers
borderSectionWithChina Heilongjiang Province
linked to: Heilongjiang

Inner Mongolia
borderSectionWithRussia Amur Oblast
Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Khabarovsk Krai
borderTreatiesInvolve China–Russia border agreements
continent Asia
country China
Russia
drainageBasinTo Pacific Ocean
flowsThrough Amur Oblast
Heilongjiang Province
linked to: Heilongjiang

Inner Mongolia
Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Khabarovsk Krai
formsBorderBetween China
Russia
freezesSeasonally yes
hasClimate continental climate along its basin
hasNameMeaning Black Dragon River
knownAs Amur
linked to: Amur River

Amur River
length approximately 4440 km
locatedInRegion Northeast Asia
linked to: East Asia
majorTributary Amgun River
Bureya River
Selemdzha River
Songhua River
Ussuri River
Zeya River
mouth Sea of Okhotsk
Strait of Tartary
mouthLocation near Nikolayevsk-on-Amur
nameLanguage Chinese
partOf Amur River basin
linked to: Amur River
passesNear Blagoveshchensk
Heihe
Khabarovsk
Komsomolsk-on-Amur
source confluence of Shilka and Argun Rivers
sourceLocation near the Russia–China–Mongolia tripoint
usedFor fishing
irrigation
transportation

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amur River alsoKnownAs Heilong Jiang
Songhua River formsPartOf Heilongjiang River basin
linked to: Heilong Jiang
Ussuri River partOf Heilongjiang river system
linked to: Heilong Jiang
Heihe borderRiver Heilong Jiang