Bikin River
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The Bikin River is a major river in Russia’s Primorsky Krai, renowned for its largely untouched taiga landscapes and rich biodiversity that support endangered species like the Amur tiger.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Russia ⓘ |
| climateZone | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| conservationImportance |
key area for Amur tiger population
ⓘ
one of the largest intact riverine taiga systems in East Asia ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Ussuri River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
taiga
ⓘ
temperate coniferous forest ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Ussuri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Bikinsky District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pozharsky District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
floodplain forests
ⓘ
meandering middle course ⓘ mountainous upper reaches ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
Bikin National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bikin River Valley World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasValley | Bikin River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
habitat of endangered species
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habitat of the Amur tiger ⓘ high biodiversity ⓘ largely untouched taiga landscapes ⓘ |
| length | 560 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Primorsky Krai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Asian mainland ⓘ |
| management | federal protected area administration of Russia ⓘ |
| mouth | Ussuri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bikin River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
conservation of Amur tiger habitat
ⓘ
intact boreal forest landscapes ⓘ |
| region | Sikhote-Alin mountain system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
Amur leopard cat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amur tiger NERFINISHED ⓘ Siberian musk deer NERFINISHED ⓘ brown bear ⓘ various salmonid fish ⓘ |
| threats |
logging pressure in surrounding areas
ⓘ
potential infrastructure development ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryOf |
Nanai people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Udege people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Ussuri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | Central Sikhote-Alin and Bikin River Valley (extension) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hunting
ⓘ
subsistence fishing ⓘ timber rafting (historically) ⓘ |
| valleyLandCover | old-growth conifer-broadleaf forests ⓘ |
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