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The Tumen River (Chinese: 图们江; pinyin: Túmén Jiāng, Russian: река Туманная, Korean: 두만강; Korean pronunciation: []), also known as the Tuman River or Duman River, [a] is a 521-kilometre (324 mi) long river that serves as part of the boundary between China (left shore), North Korea (right) and Russia (left), rising on the slopes of Mount Paektu and flowing into the Sea ...
The terrestrial boundary between Russia and North Korea runs along the fairway of the Tumen River and its estuary, whist the maritime boundary separates the two countries' territorial waters in the Sea of Japan. [3] The principal border treaty was signed on April 17, 1985. [2]
The Russian side took the opportunity to unilaterally draw a boundary map, thereby connecting Russia and the Korean Peninsula across the Tumen River, gaining a foothold for invading Korea, and blocking China's passage to the Sea of Japan through the Tumen River. Cheng Qi was shortly fired from all official posts after the incident.
Major rivers of Korea. The Korean peninsula is mainly mountainous along its east coast, so most of its river water flows west, emptying into the Yellow Sea.Some of these rivers flow through lakes en route to the coast, but these are all artificial reservoirs, as there are no natural lakes on the Korean mainland.
Tumen River (图们江) Hunchun River (珲春河) Bohai Sea. Anzi River (鞍子河) ... Interactive map with China's river basins, showing river names in Chinese.
The Tumen River Bridge (Chinese: 图们江大桥) crosses the Tumen River between Quanhe , where the Quan River enters the Tumen River in Jilin Province, China, and Wonjong in Rason, North Korea. It is the international link in a road route between Hunchun City in China and Sonbong-guyok in Rason.
The Korea–Russia Friendship Bridge (Korean: 조선–로씨야 우정의 다리 Chosŏn–Rossiya Ujŏngŭi Dali, Russian: Мост Дружбы, romanized: Most Druzhby ) is a rail bridge over the Tumen River. It was commissioned in 1959 as a replacement for a temporary wooden bridge. [1]
Onsong lies along the Tumen River, which forms the border with China.To the north of Onsong is Jilin Province, China. Onsong also contains the northernmost point in Korea, at 43°0'39″ N. Liangshui (Korean: 량수진; Hancha: 凉水鎮), in Tumen prefecture, is the closest Chinese town across the river.