Shkotovka River
Encyclopedia
Shkotovka River is a river
in Primorsky Krai
.
It is 59 km long, its drainage basin area is 714 square kilometres. It rises in South Sikhote-Alin
(Bolshoy Vorobey Range, literally, The Large Sparrow) and flow into Ussuri Bay
of Sea of Japan
near settlement Shkotovo
.
It was named after Nikolay Shkot
in 1972. The former name of river is Qimuhe (Qimu River).
There are settlements Shkotovo
, Novorossiya, Tsentralnoye and Novaya Moskva
on the river's bank.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in Primorsky Krai
Primorsky Krai
Primorsky Krai , informally known as Primorye , is a federal subject of Russia . Primorsky means "maritime" in Russian, hence the region is sometimes referred to as Maritime Province or Maritime Territory. Its administrative center is in the city of Vladivostok...
.
It is 59 km long, its drainage basin area is 714 square kilometres. It rises in South Sikhote-Alin
Sikhote-Alin
The Sikhote-Alin is a mountain range in Primorsky and Khabarovsk Krais, Russia, extending about 900 km to the northeast of the Russian Pacific seaport of Vladivostok...
(Bolshoy Vorobey Range, literally, The Large Sparrow) and flow into Ussuri Bay
Ussuri Bay
Ussuri Bay is a northern east part of Peter the Great Gulf.Its length is 67 km, a wide is 10–55 km, depth is approximately 40 m.Ussuri Bay is a popular recreation area in Primorsky Krai ....
of Sea of Japan
Sea of Japan
The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland, the Japanese archipelago and Sakhalin. It is bordered by Japan, North Korea, Russia and South Korea. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has almost no tides due to its nearly complete enclosure from the Pacific...
near settlement Shkotovo
Shkotovo
Shkotovo is an urban locality and a railway station in Shkotovsky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia. Population:...
.
It was named after Nikolay Shkot
Nikolay Shkot
Nikolay Yakovlevich Shkot , was a war veteran of Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War. He was badly wounded in the battle.After the War he commanded corvette America and troopship Yaponets on Far East. The expedition made geographic discoveries at a coast of modern Primorsky Krai and Sakhalin...
in 1972. The former name of river is Qimuhe (Qimu River).
There are settlements Shkotovo
Shkotovo
Shkotovo is an urban locality and a railway station in Shkotovsky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia. Population:...
, Novorossiya, Tsentralnoye and Novaya Moskva
Novaya Moskva
Novaya Moskva is a rural locality in Shkotovsky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia, located on the Shkotovka River's bank. Population: 114 ....
on the river's bank.