See Also: Amur River(encyclopedia)
Inn River(encyclopedia)
Red River(dictionary)
Vah River(encyclopedia)
down-river(dictionary)
River(casino)
river(1)(dictionary)
river(2)(dictionary)
Min River(encyclopedia)
river(3)(dictionary)

Amur River (sh)




Chinese Heilong Jiang or Hei-lung Chiang

River, northeastern Asia.

The Amur proper begins at the confluence of the Shilka and Argun rivers and is 1,755 mi (2,824 km) long. It flows east-southeast along the Russian-Chinese border to Khabarovsk, Siberia, then northeast across Russian territory to empty into the Tatar Strait. Among its tributaries are the Zeya, Bureya, and Ussuri rivers. From the 18th century, Russians have settled to the north of the river and Chinese to the south, a situation which at times has provoked border clashes.