Back Cherlen Afrikaans نهر خيرلن Arabic نهر خيرلين ARZ Kerulen Azerbaijani خارلن چایی AZB Керулен Byelorussian Керулен Bulgarian Kerulen Catalan Kerulen River CEB Cherlen gol Czech
| Kherlen River 克鲁伦河 (Kèlǔlún hé) | |
|---|---|
 Near Ondorkhaan | |
 | |
| Etymology | Mongolian: kherlen, "hederated" |
| Native name | Хэрлэн гол (Mongolian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Mongolia, People's Republic of China |
| Mongolian Aimags | Khentii, Dornod |
| Chinese Region | Inner Mongolia |
| Chinese Prefecture | Hulunbuir |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Burkhan Khaldun, Khentii Mountains |
| Mouth | Hulun Nuur |
• coordinates | 48°44′N 117°5′E / 48.733°N 117.083°E |
| Length | 1,254 km (779 mi) |
Kherlen River (also known as Kern or Kerülen; Mongolian: Хэрлэн гол; Chinese: 克鲁伦河; pinyin: Kèlǔlún hé) is a 1,254 km river in Mongolia and China.[1] It is also one of the two longest rivers in Mongolia, aside from Orkhon River.[2]
- ^ Brutsaert, Wilfried; Sugita, Michiaki (December 2008). "Is Mongolia's groundwater increasing or decreasing? The case of the Kherlen River basin". Hydrological Sciences Journal. 53 (6). London: Taylor & Francis Informa Ltd: 1221–1229. doi:10.1623/hysj.53.6.1221. S2CID 128674944. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ Yembuu, Batchuluun, ed. (2021). The Physical Geography of Mongolia. Geography of the Physical Environment. Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-61434-8. ISBN 978-3-030-61433-1.