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Saluin (chiń. upr. 怒江 ; pinyin Nù Jiāng; tyb. རྒྱལ་མོ་རྔུལ་ཆུ།, Wylie rGyl mo rNGul chu, ZWPY Nag qu; birm. သံလွင်မြစ်; ang. Salween) – rzeka w Chinach i Mjanmie. Swoje źródła rzeka ma w lodowcach gór Tangla. Saluin płynie na wschód przez Wyżynę Tybetańską, potem skręca na południe i płynie wąską doliną, równolegle do górnego Mekongu i Jangcy.
The Salween is a Southeast Asian river, about 3,289 km (2,044 mi) long, [ 2 ] flowing from the Tibetan Plateau south into the Andaman Sea. The Salween flows primarily within southwest China and eastern Myanmar (Burma), with a short section forming the border of Burma and Thailand.
1 maj 2024 · NGOs in Thailand and cross-border organisations like the Salween Peace Park oppose the US$1.9 billion project, which cuts through five national forest reserves and Mae Ngao National Park. Although the Salween mainstream remains undammed, its tributaries face development.
The Salween basin covers 320 000 sqkm, and its location is latitude16°15’-33°15’N, longitude 91° 00’-100° 00’E. The watershed area is located in China (53%), Burma (42%), and Thailand (5%). Numerous major tributaries including the Pang, Teng, Pawn, Hka, and Hsim Rivers join the Salween in Burma.
The Salween River, known as the Nu in China and the Thanlwin in Burma, stretches over 2,800 kilometers from its source to the Andaman Sea. Known as the “Grand Canyon of the East,” the river cuts deep into the earth to create spectacular views. Impressed by the landscape and the
29 mar 2024 · Why is the Salween River important? The Salween basin, which spans over 320,000 square kilometres, is the second-longest river in Southeast Asia after the Mekong and supports over 10 million people. Entering Myanmar in the northeast, it flows through rural and agrarian areas, as well as the densely populated Mon State and its capital Mawlamyine ...
13 wrz 2014 · The Salween is a river, about 2,815 kilometres (1,749 mi) long, that flows from the Tibetan Plateau into the Andaman Sea in Southeast Asia. It drains a narrow and mountainous watershed of 324,000 square kilometres (125,000 sq mi) that extends into the countries of China, Burma and Thailand.
