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The Shkotovka (Russian: Шкотовка, formerly: Цимухе Tsimukhe) is a river in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is 59 kilometers (37 mi) long, with the drainage basin area of 714 square kilometers (276 sq mi).[1] It rises in the south of the Sikhote-Alin range (Bolshoy Vorobey Range) and flows into the Ussuri Bay of the Sea of Japan near the urban-type settlement of Shkotovo.

Shkotovka
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	South Sikhote-Alin
• elevation	760 m (2,490 ft)
Mouth	Sea of Japan
• location	Ussuri Bay
• coordinates	43°17′42″N 132°20′24″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	59 km (37 mi)
Basin size	714 km2 (276 sq mi)

It was named after Nikolay Shkot in 1972. The former name of river was Tsimukhe (Qimu River).

The localities of Shkotovo, Novorossiya, Tsentralnoye, and Novaya Moskva stand on the river's bank.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Shkotovka

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[ru] Шкотовка

Шко́товка (до переименования в 1972 году — Цимухе[2]) — река на Дальнем Востоке России, в Шкотовском районе Приморского края.

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