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Kerulen

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[ker-uh-len, -luhn] / ˈkɛr əˌlɛn, -lən /
Also Herelen

noun

  1. a river in NE Mongolia, flowing S and E to Kulun Lake, in NE China: a headstream of the Amur River 785 miles (1,263 km) long.


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It then deflects south-east till it touches the Kerulen affluent of the Amur river at a point which is shown in unofficial maps as about 117� 30′ E. long, and 49� 20′ N. lat.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

He reached the Kerulen at the place where this river, after running south, takes an easterly direction.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Yule, Henry

At or about that date the Kerulen was known to the Chinese as the Lu-kü River, and the geographies of the present dynasty clearly identify it as such.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry

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