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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.
Aerial view of The Mekong River, Luang Prabang, Laos. 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]
Map and location of the Mekong. It forms part of the international border between Myanmar and Laos, and between Laos and Thailand. The river then flows through Laos before emptying into the South China Sea south of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon).
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 originates near the roof of the world, in the Jifu Mountains (about 17,160 ft or 5,200 m), near the town of Zadoi on the borders between the Chinese provinces of Xizang (Tibet) and Qinghai. Here the small mountain river moves swiftly through barren chasms and gorges.
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.
Mekong River, Chinese Lancang Jiang or Lan-Ts’ang Chiang, Longest river of Southeast Asia. Rising in southern Qinghai province, China, it flows south through eastern Tibet and across the highlands of Yunnan province.
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.
Winding almost 3,000 miles from the Tibetan plateau down to the South China Sea, the Mekong River boasts the world's largest inland fishery. It accounts for up to 25 percent of the global freshwater catch and provides livelihoods for tens of millions of people.