Heilong Jiang

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Heilong Jiang is a major river in Northeast Asia that forms part of the border between China and Russia and is known internationally as the Amur River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf border river
international river
river
basinSize approximately 1855000 square kilometers
borderSectionWithChina Heilongjiang
surface form: Heilongjiang Province

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
surface form: Inner Mongolia
borderSectionWithRussia Amur Oblast
Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Khabarovsk Krai
borderTreatiesInvolve China–Russia border agreements
continent Asia
country China
Russia
drainageBasinTo Pacific Ocean
flowsThrough Amur Oblast
Heilongjiang
surface form: Heilongjiang Province

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
surface form: Inner Mongolia

Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Khabarovsk Krai
formsBorderBetween China
Russia
freezesSeasonally yes
hasClimate continental climate along its basin
hasNameMeaning Black Dragon River
knownAs Amur River
surface form: Amur

Amur River
length approximately 4440 km
locatedInRegion East Asia
surface form: Northeast Asia
majorTributary Amgun River
Bureya River
Selemdzha River
Songhua River
Ussuri River
Zeya River
mouth Sea of Okhotsk
Strait of Tartary
mouthLocation near Nikolayevsk-on-Amur
nameLanguage Chinese
partOf Amur River
surface form: Amur River basin
passesNear Blagoveshchensk
Heihe
Khabarovsk
Komsomolsk-on-Amur
source confluence of Shilka and Argun Rivers
sourceLocation near the Russia–China–Mongolia tripoint
usedFor fishing
irrigation
transportation

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Amur River alsoKnownAs Heilong Jiang
Songhua River formsPartOf Heilong Jiang
this entity surface form: Heilongjiang River basin
Ussuri River partOf Heilong Jiang
this entity surface form: Heilongjiang river system
Heihe borderRiver Heilong Jiang