Kara (Shilka)

The Kara is a river in Transbaikalia, in Eastern Siberia. It is a left tributary of the Shilka, with the mouth at Ust-Karsk. It is 37 kilometres (23 mi) long.[1]

Kara
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
MouthShilka
  coordinates
52.716419°N 118.829841°E / 52.716419; 118.829841
Length37 km (23 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionShilkaAmurSea of Okhotsk
Amur watershed

In 1832 gold was found by the Kara. The deposit by the river was one of the richest in Transbaikalia. To man the gold mines, the system of Kara katorga prisons (1830–98) was established.

References

  1. Река КАРА in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)


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