| Bulkur | |
| Other Name: | Булкур |
| Source1: | Chekanovsky Ridge |
| Source1 Elevation: | 238m (781feet) |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 71.7261°N 126.3194°W |
| Mouth: | Lena |
| Mouth Elevation: | 2m (07feet) |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 71.8606°N 127.1089°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Russia |
| Length: | 41km (25miles) |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Sakha Republic |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia |
Bulkur (Russian: Булкур) is a river of the Sakha Republic in northern Russia, approximately 100km (100miles) west of Tiksi.[1] It is a minor left tributary of the Lena, located near where the river empties into the Laptev Sea forming a wide delta. It is long.
The river has its sources in the Chekanovsky Ridge. It flows roughly northeastwards across Bulunsky District, north of the Eyekit. Finally it meets the left bank of the Lena 68km (42miles) from its mouth.[2]
In 1881 the area was visited by Swedish explorers. They described it as follows:
"Situated near the point where the Lena, after having cut its way through the Verkoyansky mountain chain, empties its gigantic masses of water through a large number of canals into the Polar Sea, this place affords a beautiful view in its wild grandeur."[3]