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The Yellow River [a] is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest river system on Earth, with an estimated length of 5,464 km (3,395 mi) and a watershed of 795,000 km 2 (307,000 sq mi).
21 wrz 2024 · The Yellow River (Huang He), with a length of 3,395 miles (5,464 kilometres), is China’s second longest river—surpassed only by the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang). Its drainage basin is the third largest in China, with an area of some 290,000 square miles (750,000 square kilometres).
The Yellow River originates on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and flows through nine provinces from west to east, flowing into Bohai Sea. It is the "mother river of China": its basin was the center of Chinese politics, economy, and culture for over 2,000 years.
12 kwi 2023 · The Yellow River is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest in the world. It flows through nine provinces, drains an area of 752,546 sq. km, and has a history of devastating floods and course changes.
It is called “Yellow River” because of the ochre-yellow color of the muddy water in the lower course of the river. The river carries 1.6 billion tons of silt (loess) annually at the point where it descends from the Loess Plateau, and deposits silt in its bed wherever it flows slowly.
28 lip 2019 · The Yellow River springs up in the Bayan Har Mountain Range of west-central China's Qinghai Province and makes its way through nine provinces before it pours its silt out into the Yellow Sea off the coast of Shandong Province. It is the world's sixth-longest river, with a length of about 3,395 miles.
19 gru 2017 · The Yellow River is the second longest river in China and the cradle of Chinese civilization. It flows through nine provinces and regions, forming a gorge, a delta and many cultural sites along its course.
