Meaning of Irtysh | Babel Free

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A major river in Siberia, Russia and Kazakhstan.

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“The O-erh-ch'i-ssu River begins in the southern section of the lofty A-erh-t'ai Mountains of Sinkiang. This river is over 2,900 kilometers long and has a large delta area rich in minerals such as gold, iron, copper, lead, zinc, mercury, mica, crystal and "ping-chou-shih" [3056 3166 4258 possibly cryolite]. At the source of the O-erh-ch'i-ssu River, the A-erh-t'ai Mountains reach more than 3,000 meters above sea level. The peaks of the mountains are covered with snow year-round, and rainfall is heavy in the summer.”

我國新疆的額爾齊斯河,發源於巍峨的阿爾泰山東部,[…] 額爾齊斯河全長二千九百多公里,它的流域面積很廣,在它流域的廣闊土地上,蘊藏著豐富的寶藏,其中有金,鐵,銅,鉛,鋅,水銀,雲母,氷洲石,水晶等. 額爾齊斯河的發源地阿爾泰山,也是我國的名山,海拔三千米以上,山常年積雪,夏天雨水很多.

“While stabilized and semistabilized sand dunes prevail in the desert in the Dzungarian Basin, shifting dunes are the rule in this desert, intermittently distributed along both the south and north banks of the O-erh-ch'i-szu Ho [translating 額爾齊斯河 /额尔齐斯河 (É'ěrqísī)] in the northwestern part of the basin. Lying under these dunes are the sloping diluvial terraces and undulating slopes of the mountain bases. Due to its high elevation and its being situated in the river valley between the Sa-wu-erh and A-erh-t'ai mountain ranges, gale force wind penetrates the region in winter and little snow is accumulated.”

中国科学院兰州冰川冻土沙漠研究所沙漠研究室

“The term "easy, small and nearby" refers to the regulation of surpluses and the replenishment of shortages within the region first. Examples include the projects which draw water from the Datong River and Qinggeng River in the Huhuan Lake District in Qinghai, the project to draw water from the E‘erqisi River in Altay Prefecture in Xinjiang, the project to draw water from the Datong River to the Hei River in the Hexi region of Gansu, the project to draw water from the Yellow River to the Alxa League in Hei Monggo and so on.”

Water Conservation in China

“On its own Kazakhstan is unable to mount such a challenge. However, the other downstream state liable to be affected by China’s Irtysh extraction plans is Russia.”

“The Interfax news agency, citing regional police and emergency services, says the crash occurred Saturday on the Irtysh river, 10 kilometers from the Siberian city of Omsk.”

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