Amur River estuary
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The Amur River estuary is the broad, low-lying mouth of the Amur River where it empties into the Sea of Okhotsk in the Russian Far East, forming an important ecological and fisheries region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amur River estuary canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river estuary ⓘ wetland area ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Sea of Okhotsk coastal ecoregion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
habitat degradation
ⓘ
overfishing risk ⓘ pollution from upstream industrial activities ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween | mainland Russian Far East and Sakhalin Island region ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
brackish water
ⓘ
broad ⓘ high sediment load ⓘ low-lying ⓘ seasonal ice cover ⓘ shallow ⓘ tidally influenced ⓘ |
| hasUse |
commercial fisheries
ⓘ
habitat for anadromous fish ⓘ habitat for migratory birds ⓘ navigation ⓘ subsistence fisheries ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
| hydrologicalFeature |
mixing zone of river and sea waters
ⓘ
strong seasonal freshwater discharge ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
biodiversity conservation
ⓘ
nursery grounds for marine species ⓘ regional fisheries economy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Khabarovsk Krai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakhalin Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Amur River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Nikolayevsk-on-Amur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sakhalin Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Tatar Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amur River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Okhotsk coastal zone ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
sedimentation ⓘ spring floods ⓘ winter freezing ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
Pacific salmon
ⓘ
herring ⓘ shorebirds ⓘ smelt ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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