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Aldan, city, RussiaAldan (əldän`), city (1989 pop. 27,000), Sakha Republic, E Siberian Russia, on the Aldan Plateau. Located on a major north-south highway of the region, it is also in the heart of an important gold-mining area. Nearby, at Emeldzhak, are valuable mica deposits.Aldan, river, RussiaAldan, river, c.1,400 mi (2,250 km) long, rising in the Stanovoy Range, Sakha Republic, SE Siberian Russia. It flows north and east, past Tommot and around the Aldan Plateau, before flowing generally northwest to enter the Lena River c.100 mi (160 km) N of Yakutsk. The Amga, Uchur, and Maya rivers are its main tributaries. The Aldan River is navigable c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) upstream. Gold is found in its basin.Aldan a river in E Russia in the SE Sakha Republic, rising in the Aldan Mountains and flowing north and west to the Lena River. Length: about 2700 km (1700 miles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He is able
to apply his experiences in Aldan to his life on Earth and come to terms
with his illness, recovery and the results of both.
(Mitsui) and Russia-based Techsnabexport (Tenex) today announced their
completion of a joint survey in the Yuzhnaya mine area in Aldan, a
previously unexcavated area in Russia. (1) Mountain man Aldan Quinn and musicologist Janet McTeer fall in
love in ``Songcatcher. |
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