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Chia Yimin (06)
3E1'09
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2.Mekong River!

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2. Description of river
Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Source of Mekong River;
  • is at Lasagongma spring, located on Mount Gupzongmucha.
  • within the Tibetan Plateau in China’s Qinghai Province.

Mouth of Mekong River;

  • is at the South China Sea.
  • and the Mekong Delta is in the region in southwestern Vietnam.

Mouth of the river is shaded in green

Mekong's Delta

River course of Mekong River;

  • Upper Mekong is a long, narrow valley comprising one-fourth of the total area.
  • It cuts through the mountains and plateaus of China.
  • Lower Mekong, below the point forming the border between Myanmar and Laos, is a stream 1,485 miles in length.
  • The upper sources, known as the Ang and Cha streams, rise at elevations of more than 4,900 metres in the T'ang-ku-la Mountains on the southern border of Tsinghai province.
  • They flow southeasterly through the Ch'ang-tu (Chamdo) region of Tibet.
  • The main stream, known as Lan-ts'ang River, descends in a southerly direction across the highlands of Yunnan.

Mekong River!
By yours truly,yimin(: