SELENGA RIVER


Meaning of SELENGA RIVER in English

River, Mongolia and east-central Russia.

It is formed by the confluence of the Ider and Delger rivers and receives the Orhon River at Sühbaatar. It continues north into Russia, eventually flowing into Lake Baikal after a course of 920 mi (1,480 km). It is navigable from its mouth to beyond Sühbaatar from May to October, when it is free of ice.

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