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2013-01-15 Mekong river in Cambodja DSC2760
The Mekong (In Vietnamese Me Kong and in Chinese Meigōng Hey 湄公河) is a river in Southeast Asia. The river is 4,909 km long (some sources give a short length of 4350 km) and is considered one of the major rivers in Asia. The river passes successively through the countries of China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. Although the Mekong delta in Vietnam is located, the river is not called Mekong through Vietnam. In Phnom Penh down the river in the Hau and the Bassac. The Bassac changes its name once it's in the Xa Vinh Xuong and Thuong Phước 1 Vietnam flows.
The Mekong rises in the Tanglagebergte in China and culminates with a delta (Mekong Delta) in the South China Sea. The river has fluctuating water levels. The Tonle Sap Lake, which the Mekong by the Tonle Sap river is connected, has an important regulatory function.
In the river lives the largest species of catfish in the world, which are threatened with extinction and that in parts of Thailand, despite a ban on fishing.
In the upper and middle reaches, the river is partly navigable in its lower reaches, the river is navigable to Luang Prabang in Laos. The Khone Falls are important for energy production, the delta is very fertile for rice cultivation.
The Chinese part is called Lancang Jiang 澜沧江 and is one of the rivers of the "Three Parallel Rivers Protected Area in Yunnan", a nature reserve which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
2013-01-15 Mekong river in Cambodja DSC2760
The Mekong (In Vietnamese Me Kong and in Chinese Meigōng Hey 湄公河) is a river in Southeast Asia. The river is 4,909 km long (some sources give a short length of 4350 km) and is considered one of the major rivers in Asia. The river passes successively through the countries of China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. Although the Mekong delta in Vietnam is located, the river is not called Mekong through Vietnam. In Phnom Penh down the river in the Hau and the Bassac. The Bassac changes its name once it's in the Xa Vinh Xuong and Thuong Phước 1 Vietnam flows.
The Mekong rises in the Tanglagebergte in China and culminates with a delta (Mekong Delta) in the South China Sea. The river has fluctuating water levels. The Tonle Sap Lake, which the Mekong by the Tonle Sap river is connected, has an important regulatory function.
In the river lives the largest species of catfish in the world, which are threatened with extinction and that in parts of Thailand, despite a ban on fishing.
In the upper and middle reaches, the river is partly navigable in its lower reaches, the river is navigable to Luang Prabang in Laos. The Khone Falls are important for energy production, the delta is very fertile for rice cultivation.
The Chinese part is called Lancang Jiang 澜沧江 and is one of the rivers of the "Three Parallel Rivers Protected Area in Yunnan", a nature reserve which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.