Tukulan (river)
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CountryRussian Federation
SourceLake Ulakhan-Kyuel,
Verkhoyansk Range
Verkhoyansk Range
| Tukulan Тукулан | |
|---|---|
Sordogin Range and course of the Tukulan | |
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Ulakhan-Kyuel, Verkhoyansk Range |
| Mouth | Aldan River |
• coordinates | 63°19′0.26″N 131°55′31.69″E / 63.3167389°N 131.9254694°E |
| Length | 191 km (119 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,880 km2 (1,110 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Aldan→ Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The Tukulan (Russian: Тукулаан; Yakut: Тукулан) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, a right tributary of the Aldan, part of the Lena basin.
The Tukulan has a length of 191 kilometres (119 mi) and a drainage basin area of 2,880 square kilometres (1,110 sq mi).[1] There are no settlements in the area of the river. The nearest inhabited places are Batamay of Kobyaysky District to the west of the Tukulan's mouth and Udarnik, Krest-Khaldzhay and Ary-Tolon of Tompo District to the east.[2]