Salween River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Salween |
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| Nujiang | |
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 Salween River forming the boundary between Burma and Thailand
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| Countries | China, Burma, Thailand |
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| State | Yunnan |
| Region | Tibet |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Moei River |
| City | Mawlamyaing |
| Source | Qinghai Mountains |
| - elevation | 1,578 m (5,177 ft) |
| Mouth | Andaman Sea |
| - location | Mawlamyaing, Burma |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 2,815 km (1,749 mi) |
| Basin | 324,000 km² (125,097 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 1,614 m³/s (56,998 cu ft/s) |
Salween River is a major river in Southeast Asia. It flows through parts of China, Thailand, and Burma for 2,815 km (1,749 mi). The river originates in the Qinghai Mountains and flows west. But then it turns east and south, flowing into the Andaman Sea at Mawlamyaing, Burma.
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Images for kids
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Salween River near Bingzhongluo, Yunnan
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Salween River at the boundary between Burma and Thailand
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Salween (Gyalmo Nagqu) river in Tibet
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Salawin National Park in Thailand
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Salween River at Myaing Ka Lay, Burma
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Fishing boats in the Salween River, Hpa-An
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Aerial view of the Salween Delta (North is to the right). This area has been home to Mon people for at least 5,000 years.
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Salween (Nagqu) in Biru County, Tibet
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Moulmein during British rule, around 1870. View of Salween river in the distance.
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Chinese troops battle the Japanese along the Salween River in Burma, 1944
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Salween on the border of Burma and Thailand
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Small hydroelectric plant next to the Salween River in Yunnan
See also
In Spanish: Río Salween para niños
