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Its drainage basin comprises one-fifth of the land area of China, and is home to nearly one-third of the country's population. [9] The Yangtze has played a major role in the history, culture, and economy of China. For thousands of years, the river has been used for water, irrigation, sanitation, transportation, industry, boundary-marking, and war.
The Amu Darya (/ ˌ ɑː m uː ˈ d ɑːr j ə / AH-moo DAR-yə), [a] (Persian: آمو دریا) also shortened to Amu and historically known as the Oxus (/ ˈ ɒ k s ə s / OK-səss), [2] [b] is a major river in Central Asia, which flows through Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan.
Create account; Log in; Personal tools. Donate; Create account; ... This is a List of rivers of Asia. It includes major, notable rivers in Asia. Alphabetical order
This is a list of longest rivers of Asia. Included are all rivers with lengths over 1,000 km (620 mi) that are in Asia. Included are all rivers with lengths over 1,000 km (620 mi) that are in Asia. River
The Raidāk River, also called Wang Chhu or Wong Chhu in Bhutan, [further explanation needed] is a trans-boundary river originating in Bhutan that is a tributary of the River Brahmaputra. It flows through Bhutan, India and Bangladesh. It is one of the main rivers in Alipurduar District, West Bengal, India.
River connectivity strongly influences the resistance and resilience of rivers to natural and human-induced disturbances. [ 54 ] Dams interrupt connectivity, and so fish cannot swim upstream to spawn or breed; dams affect water quality in a variety of ways, altering upstream ecosystems so that they contrast starkly with downstream ones.
The Great Tenasserim River or the Tanintharyi River is a major river of southeastern Burma. It flows through the Tanintharyi Region, past the town of Tanintharyi, and enters the sea at Myeik . The river rises from the Tenasserim Range at an altitude of 2,074 m (6,804 ft), and flows into the Andaman Sea.
The country is one of the five major energy exporters in the region [2] and is the second biggest exporter of natural gas in the Asia Pacific region after Indonesia. [22] According to the World Energy Council, gas reserves are estimated at 244 Mtoe. Oil and coal play a smaller role with reserves estimated at 7 and 1 Mtoe, respectively. [6]