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Olenek

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[ol-uh-nek, uh-luh-nyawk] / ˌɒl əˈnɛk, ə ləˈnjɔk /

noun

  1. a river in NE Russia, flowing E and N to the Laptev Sea. 1,350 miles (2,172 km) long.


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Aug. he anchored in the mouth of the Olenek.

From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Leslie, Alexander, fl. 1879-1882

He sailed hence along the coast past the mouth of the Olenek and past a large bay to which, for what reason I know not, he gave the purely Swedish name of Nordvik.

From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Leslie, Alexander, fl. 1879-1882

What would I not give now to have the Olenek dogs?

From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 by Nansen, Fridtjof

In 1637 he came to the western mouth-arm of the Lena, from which he went along the coast to the river Olenek, where he passed the winter.

From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Leslie, Alexander, fl. 1879-1882

Sept. the Olenek was frozen over and the winter became very severe for Chelyuskin and his companions.

From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Leslie, Alexander, fl. 1879-1882

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