The Yellow River winds across China; this one with a similar name forms most of the China-N. Korea border
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Yalu River | river, Asia | Britannica.com  Yalu River, Chinese (Pinyin) Yalu Jiang or (Wade-Giles romanization) Ya-l Chiang, Korean Amnok-kang, river of northeastern Asia that forms the ... top of Mount Baitou (Mount Paektu), on the ChineseNorth Korean border, at an elevation ... river's course, the Yalu flows over Precambrian rock (more than 540 million years...
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Geography of China - Chinasage  Oct 12, 2015 ... China's very varied geography: mountain ranges, deserts, river basins ... the high Tibetan plateau in the south west to the flat North Coastal plain ... China is one of the most important features of China's climate (see separate climate section). Hover the mouse over an area in the map, an information box will...
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ChinaNorth Korea border - Wikipedia  The ChinaNorth Korea border is the international border separating China and North Korea. Contents. [hide]. 1 Geography; 2 Trade and contact; 3 Crossings...
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Yalu River - Wikipedia  The Yalu River, also called the Amnok River is a river on the border between North Korea and China. Together with the Tumen River to its east, and a small portion of Paektu Mountain, the Yalu forms the border between North Korea and China and is notable as ... There are two versions regarding the origin of the river name.
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Geography of China - Wikipedia  China has great physical diversity. The east and south of the country consists of fertile lowlands and foothills, and is the location of most of China's agricultural output and human population. The west and north of the country is dominated by sunken basins (such as ... This alluvial plain, fed by the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers, is one of the most...
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Geography of Korea - Wikipedia  Korea is located on the Korean Peninsula in North-East Asia. To the northwest, the Amnok River (Yalu River) separates Korea from China and to the northeast, the Duman River (Tumen River) separates Korea from China and Russia. The Yellow Sea is to the west, the East China Sea and Korea Strait ... Paektu or Paektusan (2,744 m), through which runs the border with China.
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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | China dust storm hits East Asia  Mar 3, 2008 ... A huge cloud of toxic "yellow dust" settles on South Korea and Japan ... Every spring brings "yellow dust" storms which blow sand from China's Gobi Desert over ... an education official in the southern city of Busan, told Reuters news agency. Seasonal winds lasting from late February to April or May combine...
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Yangtze - Wikipedia  The Yangtze River known in China as the Chng Jing or the Yngz Jing ( About this sound ... Chang Jiang literally means the "Long River. .... In its descent to sea level, the river falls to an altitude of 305 m (1,001 ft) at Yibin, Sichuan, .... What is now thought of as Chinese culture developed along the more fertile Yellow...
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Jialing River - Wikipedia  The Jialing River, formerly known by numerous other names, is a tributary of the Yangtze River with its source in Gansu province. It gets its name from its crossing the Jialing Vale in Feng County of Shaanxi. The Jialing River's most notable characteristic was formerly its pellucid green ... The largest tributaries include Fu River (also known as Sui He) and Qu River...
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Traveling the 38th Parallel - David Carle, Janet Carle - Hardcover ...  Between extremes of climate farther north and south, the 38th North parallel ... It divides North and South Korea, passes through Athens and San Francisco, and bisects Mono ... largest rivers-the Han, Nakdong, Geum, and Yeongsan-was a much more .... Few travelers are allowed inside the Joint Security Area of the DMZ,...
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Huang He floods | Chinese history | Britannica.com  Jun 6, 2016 ... Alternative Title: Yellow River floods ... The Huang He, which has a length of 3,395 miles (5,464 km), is the main river of northern China, rising in the eastern ... until it empties into the Bo Hai (Gulf of Chihli), an embayment of the Yellow Sea. ... The Huang He is often called the cradle of Chinese civilization.
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Tumen River - Wikipedia  The Tumen River, also called the Tuman River is a 521-kilometre (324 mi) long river that serves as part of the boundary between China, North Korea ... The river forms much of the southern border of Jilin Province in Northeast China and ... Most refugees from North Korea during the 1990s famine crossed over the Tumen...
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South China Sea  The Ganges River starts in the Himalayas and flows southeast through India and ... The Yangtze River begins in the Tibetan Plateau and travels east until it reaches the East China Sea. ... The Mekong River empties into the South China Sea.
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ChinaNorth Korea border - Wikipedia  From west to east, the Yalu River, Paektu Mountain, and the Tumen River divide the two countries. Dandong, in the Liaoning Province of China, on the Yalu River delta, is the largest city on the border. On the other side of the river is the city of Sinuiju in North Pyongan Province, North Korea.
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The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze ...  Paul said: At over 3900 miles long the Yangtze is the river that divides China. ... of rugged country before debouching into the oily swells of the East China Sea. ..... set its paper sails to me is a chain of coincidences flowing through space and time. ..... Written following a trip in 1995 from the mouth of the river by Singapore all...
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Free Flashcards about BORDERING COUNTRIES - StudyStack  Free flashcards to help memorize facts about BORDERING COUNTRIES. ... THE ONE COUNTRY THAT BORDERS BOTH CHINA AND THE YELLOW SEA...
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J! Archive - Show #5156, aired 2007-01-29  In area, it's the largest country that borders China ... The one country that borders both China & the Yellow Sea...
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Red River, river, China and Vietnam - Infoplease  Red River, Chinese Yuan Chiang, Vietnamese Song Hong, chief river of N Vietnam, ... gorges, through N Vietnam to form a great delta before entering the Gulf of Tonkin. ... Northwest of Hanoi the river flows onto the coastal plain and receives the Clear ... See more Encyclopedia articles on: East Asian Physical Geography...
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The Huang He River - Social Studies for Kids  This article describes the Huang He River, its facts and figures, and its past and present. ... The river is called the Yellow River, named for the color of the silts that are carried downstream in its flow. The earliest civilization in China settled on the banks of the Huang He. Ever since, the ... Color of silt that flows downstream...
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SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ASIA - Thomas County Schools  2. The southern and eastern parts of Asia are home to almost half of the ... The Indus River begins in the mountains of Tibet and flows almost 2,000 miles ... The country of Bangladesh is located almost completely in the Ganges River delta. ... It's attached to China and bordered by the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan.
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Mekong - Wikipedia  The Mekong is a trans-boundary river in Southeast Asia. It is the world's 11th-longest river and ... From the Tibetan Plateau the river runs through China's Yunnan Province, ... Thereafter, it turns and runs more or less directly south, crossing into ..... ground near the Cambodian border and uplands north of Ho Chi Minh City.