Gazetteer of Siberian Hydrological and Geographical Systems

• Aldan — A major river in the Russian Federation (Eastern Siberia), serving as the largest right-bank tributary of the Lena River. Stretching over 2200 kilometers, it traverses the Aldan Highlands in Yakutia, a region rich in valuable mineral resources such as gold, coal, and mica. The term also designates the homonymous mining town located near the waterway.
• Aruwimi — The name of a major river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a right-bank tributary of the Congo River. With a structural length of approximately 1,300 kilometers (including its upper course called Ituri), the river traverses dense tropical rainforest and is known in European exploration history for the expedition led by Henry Morton Stanley.
• Asahikawa — The second-largest city in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, centrally located within the Kamikawa Basin at the confluence of several rivers. This urban center is structurally renowned for its extremely low winter temperatures, gaining international fame for the Asahiyama Zoo, its traditional wooden furniture industry, local sake breweries, and the annual winter snow festival.