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River Mekong


River Severn | River Thames

The Mekong is a major river in south east Asia. It is the twelfth longest river in the world. It begins in the high plateau of Eastern Tibet and flows through China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

Continent
Asia
Countries it flows through

China, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam
Length
 4000 kilometres (2,500 miles)
Number of tributaries
 6
Source
 Tibetan Plateau
Mouth
 Vietnam into the South China Sea

Uses

Irrigation, fisheries, power generation, transportation, industrial and domestic supply

Further information

www.kented.org.uk/ngfl

www.thewaterpage.com/mekong_river.htm

 
 
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