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661:Lake Baikal
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606:Tagish Lake
532:Lake Baikal
530:is east of
383:Tributaries
369:Progression
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297:112Β°36β²05β³E
51:Native name
978:Categories
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858:textual.ru
840:textual.ru
802:January 1,
777:References
578:Amur River
377:Laptev Sea
330:Basin size
294:59Β°27β²47β³N
246:Ikat Range
881:cite book
586:Romanovka
520:tributary
508:Mongolian
342:Discharge
798:. Eki.ee
745:See also
707:Bambuyka
659:east of
643:between
186:Buryatia
167:Location
731:Mamakan
727:(right)
725:Bodaybo
709:(right)
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691:(right)
689:Kalakan
685:(right)
683:Karenga
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651:toward
645:Taksimo
633:Bodaybo
598:Bodaybo
568:History
544:Bodaybo
522:of the
462:Russian
437:Bodaybo
429:Kalakan
425:Karenga
405:Mamakan
208:Bodaybo
172:Country
66:Russian
739:(left)
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719:Kuanda
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612:Course
602:bolide
558:Baissa
528:source
526:. Its
504:Buryat
496:Viitim
490:ΠΠΈΠΈΡΠΈΠΌ
470:Evenki
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322:Length
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231:Source
204:Cities
182:Region
176:Russia
156:Buryat
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104:ΠΠΈΠΈΡΠΈΠΌ
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701:Tsipa
695:Kalar
677:Konda
653:Chita
625:Vitim
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516:Vitim
512:ΠΠΈΡΠΈΠΌ
486:Yakut
480:Witym
474:ΠΠΈΡΡΠΌ
466:ΠΠΈΡΠΈΠΌ
458:Vitim
433:Kalar
421:Konda
397:Tsipa
272:Mouth
212:Vitim
149:Vitim
134:ΠΠΈΡΠΈΠΌ
126:Yakut
111:Yakut
89:Witym
74:ΠΠΈΡΡΠΌ
59:ΠΠΈΡΠΈΠΌ
22:Vitim
887:link
804:2013
737:Mama
713:Muya
524:Lena
506:and
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401:Muya
373:Lena
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