Mekong River | Facts, Definition, Map, History, & Location
WEB1 day ago · Mekong River, the longest river in Southeast Asia, 7th longest in Asia, and 12th longest in the world, with a length of about 2,700 miles (4,350 km).
Mekong - Wikipedia
WEBThe first systematic European exploration began with the French Mekong Expedition led by Ernest Doudard de Lagrée and Francis Garnier, which ascended the river from its mouth to Yunnan between 1866 and 1868.
Mekong River - WorldAtlas
WEBJun 23, 2021 · The Mekong River is Southeast Asia’s longest river, covering approximately 4,900 kilometers from its source in China’s Tibetan Plateau to its mouth in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. It drains six countries with its drainage …
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WEBJun 19, 2013 · The Mekong River is the 12th longest river in the world. It is about 2,700 miles long. Its source is the Lasagongma Spring in Mount Guozongmucha in the Tibetan Plateau, and its mouth is the Mekong Delta (South China Sea).
The Mekong: A River And A Region Transformed - NPR
WEBFeb 18, 2010 · On a 3,000-mile journey from the river’s source on the Tibetan plateau to its mouth at the South China Sea, NPR’s Michael Sullivan and photographer Christopher Brown examine the turbulent...
Mekong River summary | Britannica
WEBMekong River, Chinese Lancang Jiang or Lan-Ts’ang Chiang, Longest river of Southeast Asia. Rising in southern Qinghai province, China, it flows south through eastern Tibet and across the highlands of Yunnan province.
Long-term sediment decline causes ongoing shrinkage of the Mekong …
WEBMay 15, 2020 · Since the 1990s the Mekong River delta has suffered a large decline in sediment supply causing coastal erosion, following catchment disturbance through hydropower dam construction and sand...
Mekong River - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBThe Mekong River is a river in southeast Asia. It flows through many countries: China, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and finally Vietnam. The Mekong begins in the Lasagongma Spring which is in the plateaus of Tibet, and flows about 2,703 miles (4,350 km) south-east to the South China Sea.
Mekong River — HydroGuide
WEBThe Mekong is one of Asia’s key river systems covering a total area of 795,000 km² with the river itself flowing from its source, Lasagongma Spring, in the Tibetan plateau through 7 Nations before reaching the mouth of this system in the Mekong delta situated in Vietnam.
Mekong River | Greater Mekong | Places | WWF - World Wildlife …
WEBWinding almost 3,000 miles from the Tibetan plateau down to the South China Sea, the Mekong River boasts the world's largest inland fishery. It accounts for up to 25 percent of the global freshwater catch and provides livelihoods for tens of millions of people.