Okhota River in the context of "Sea of Okhotsk"

⭐ In the context of the Sea of Okhotsk, the name 'Okhotsk' is most directly associated with…

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⭐ Core Definition: Okhota River

The Okhota (Russian: Охота) is a river in Okhotsky District, Khabarovsk Krai, which flows south to the Sea of Okhotsk. It is 393 kilometres (244 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 19,100 square kilometres (7,400 sq mi).

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👉 Okhota River in the context of Sea of Okhotsk

The Sea of Okhotsk is a marginal sea of the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It is located between Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on the east, the Kuril Islands on the southeast, Japan's island of Hokkaido on the south, the island of Sakhalin along the west, and a stretch of eastern Siberian coast along the west and north. Its northeast corner is the Shelikhov Gulf. The sea is named for the port of Okhotsk, itself named for the Okhota River.

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Okhota River in the context of Okhotsk

Okhotsk (Russian: Охотск, IPA: [ɐˈxotsk]) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Okhotsky District of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located at the mouth of the Okhota River on the Sea of Okhotsk. Population: 4,215 (2010 census); 5,738 (2002 census); 9,298 (1989 Soviet census).

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