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Zavkhan River

Coordinates: 48°51′22″N 93°20′40″E / 48.85611°N 93.34444°E / 48.85611; 93.34444
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Zavkhan River
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Native nameЗавхан гол (Mongolian)
Location
CountryMongolia
AimagsZavkhan, Govi-Altai
Physical characteristics
SourceBuyant River
 • locationKhangai Mountains
2nd sourceShar-Us River
MouthKhyargas Lake in Great Lakes Depression
 • location
Khyargas, Uvs, Mongolia
Length670 km (420 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightShurga River

Zavkhan River (Mongolian: Завхан гол, romanizedZawhan gol, pronounced [ˈt͡saw̜χəɴ ɢɔɮ]) is a river in Mongolia. It flows from Khangai Mountains to Lake Khyargas, and has a draining area of over 77,840 square kilometres (30,055 square miles). The river forms most of the border between the Govi-Altai and Zavkhan aimags. The length of the river is 670 kilometres (420 mi).[1]

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  1. ^ Zavkhan info Archived July 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

48°51′22″N 93°20′40″E / 48.85611°N 93.34444°E / 48.85611; 93.34444