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The Mekong or Mekong River (UK: / m iː ˈ k ɒ ŋ / mee-KONG, US: / ˌ m eɪ ˈ k ɔː ŋ / may-KAWNG) [1] [2] is a transboundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia.It is the world's twelfth-longest river and the third-longest in Asia [3] with an estimated length of 4,909 km (3,050 mi) [3] and a drainage area of 795,000 km 2 (307,000 sq mi), discharging 475 km 3 (114 cu mi) of water ...
Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) is a multilateral format established in 2016 for cooperation between the riparian states of the Lancang River and Mekong River. The Lancang is the part of the Mekong that flows through China. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand are five downstream countries of the Mekong River.
The Mekong River flows in from the northeast and the Tonle Sap river emanates from the Tonle Sap—flows in from the northwest. They divide into two parallel channels, the Mekong River proper and the Bassac River, and flow independently through the delta areas of Cambodia and Vietnam to the South China Sea.
Tonlé San (Khmer: ទន្លេសាន, Tônlé San), also known as the Sesan River (Vietnamese: Sông Sê San), is a river that flows through central Vietnam and north-east Cambodia. It is a major tributary of the Mekong River. Its tributaries include the Dak Bla, Dakpsy, Sa Thầy and Lagrai rivers. [1]
Saigon River; Mekong. Bassac River (Tonle Bassac; distributary) Tonlé Sap. Krang Ponley River (Stung Krang Ponley) Boribo River (Stung Boribo) Chinit River (Stung Chinit) Kambot River (Chinit River) Slap River (Stung Slap) Tang Krasang River (Stung Tag Krasang) Sen River (Stung Sen) Sraka Moan River (Stung Sraka Moan) Kambot River (Sen River)
The Mekong River system. The Mekong River, one of the world's major rivers, drains into the South China Sea. It is the 11th-longest river in the world, and the 12th-largest by volume (discharging 475 cubic kilometres (114 cu mi) of water annually). Its estimated length is 4,880 kilometres (3,030 mi), and it drains an area of 810,000 square ...
The river currently flows through 6 countries: Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Pages in category "Islands of the Mekong River" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The Mekong River — an international river flowing in Southeast Asia, from Tibet to the Mekong Delta on the South China Sea; Subcategories. This category has the ...