GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Lena River
The Lena rises in the mountains west of Lake Baikal and flows through eastern Siberia to a large delta on the Laptev Sea. Its source is near Baikal, but it does not drain the lake.
Fast Facts
- The upper course turns northeast before the lower river flows broadly north.
- The Aldan joins from the right and the Vilyuy from the left, facing downstream.
- The Lena basin is separate from the Yenisei–Angara basin.
Connected lessons
- Lena RiverMap, explanation and practice
- Siberia: three northward river systemsGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- Volga RiverRelated places
- Lake BaikalRelated places
- Laptev SeaRelated places
- Verkhoyansk RangeRelated places
- Central Siberian PlateauRelated places
- Yenisei RiverRelated places
- Amur RiverRelated places