Palana (river)
(Redirected from Palana River)
Palana | |
---|---|
![]() Aerial view of the Palana River | |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Sea of Okhotsk |
• location | Shelikhov Gulf |
• coordinates | 59°04′12″N 159°49′57″E / 59.0699°N 159.8325°ECoordinates: 59°04′12″N 159°49′57″E / 59.0699°N 159.8325°E |
Length | 141 km (88 mi) |
Basin size | 2,500 km2 (970 sq mi) |
The Palana is a west-flowing river on the west side of the upper Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It flows into the Sea of Okhotsk. It is 141 kilometres (88 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 2,500 square kilometres (970 sq mi).[1] The town of Palana lies on its right bank, near its mouth.
Jurassic radiolarians have been found near the mouth of the river.[2]
References
- ^ "Река Палана in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Kurilov, D. V.; N. A. Bogdanov (July 2001). "The First Finding of Jurassic Radiolarians near the Ust'-Palana River, Western Kamchatka". Doklady Biological Sciences. MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica distributed exclusively by Springer Science+Business Media LLC. 379 (1–6): 369–374. doi:10.1023/A:1011616616856. ISSN 0012-4966. PMID 12918378.