Poyma River
Poyma River | |
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Origin | Mount Lesozagotovitelnaya |
Mouth | Baklan Bay |
Basin countries | Russia |
Length | 38 km (24 mi) |
Basin area | 84.5 km² |
Poyma (Russian: Пойма), called Adimi (Russian: Adimi) until 1972 is a river in Khasansky District, Primorsky Krai, Russia. The river rises on the southern slopes of Mount Lesozagotovitelnaya on the border with China (Black Mountains) and flows south, then bends to the southeast, finally emptying into the Baklan Bay of Peter the Great Gulf in the Sea of Japan. In its upper reaches the river has characteristics of a mountain stream. Downriver it flows through a swampy area.
Main tributaries: Malaya Poyma, Shkol'naya, Mutnaya.
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Coordinates: 42°49′37″N 131°21′46″E / 42.82694°N 131.36278°E
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