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Rising in southeastern Qinghai province, China, it flows through the eastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region and Yunnan province, after which it forms part of the international border between Myanmar (Burma) and Laos, as well as between Laos and Thailand.
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 basin spanning 795,000 square kilometers.
The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth-longest river and the third-longest in Asia [1] with an estimated length of 4,909 km (3,050 mi) [1] and a drainage area of 795,000 km 2 (307,000 sq mi), discharging 475 km 3 (114 cu mi) of water annually. [2]
The Mekong River map in Asia (Source: Collected) This vast river basin spans 795,000 square kilometers and has an annual water discharge of 475 cubic kilometers, making it the tenth-largest globally. The climate across the Mekong River Basin varies greatly, from the high-altitude continental climate in the upper basin to the tropical monsoon ...
The Mekong River is the longest river in Southeast Asia, the 7th longest in Asia and the 12th longest in the world. It is approximately 2,700 miles (4,350 km) long. It originates in Qinghai Province, China, and flows through the eastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region and Yunnan Province.
The Mekong river. Download map. The Mekong is the located in East and Southeast Asia. It flows from the Tibetan Plateau through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Its total length is estimated to 4,350 km (2,700 mi), which make it the third longest river of Asia.
THE MEKONG IS the 12th-longest river in the world, traveling nearly 2,600 mi (4,200 km) from its source in the Tibetan plateau to its enormous DELTA in southern VIETNAM.
Geography. The Mekong River is the longest river in Southeast Asia. The river has a length of approximately 4,900 km, flowing from its source on the Tibetan Plateau in China through Myanmar, Lao PDR, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam via a large delta into the sea.
The Mighty Mekong River: one of the world’s great rivers, a powerhouse waterway which flows across six international borders (Figure 1), and an immense challenge in terms of management and governance.
Mekong River, Mae Nam Khong, Mè kaung Myit, Sông Mê Kông. Outflow: South China Sea. Countries: China, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam. Length: 4 880 km.