Yellow River - Wikipedia
For the Huai River tributary, see Huang River (Huai River tributary). The Yellow River[ a ] is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest river system on Earth, with an estimated length of 5,464 km (3,395 mi) and a watershed of 795,000 km 2 (307,000 sq mi).
Yellow River | Location, Map, & Facts | Britannica
2024年11月14日 · Yellow River, also called Huang He, principal river of northern China, east-central and eastern Asia. With a length of 3,395 miles, it is the country’s second longest river—surpassed only by the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang)—and its drainage basin is the third largest in China (about 290,000 square miles).
Yellow River (Huang He River): World's Muddiest River - China Highlights
The Yellow River (Huang He in Mandarin or Huang Ho in defunct Wade-Giles or Hwang Ho) is the second longest river in China (after the Yangtze), and fifth longest in the world, with a length of 5,464 km (3,395 miles). The Yellow River originates on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and flows through nine provinces from west to east, flowing into Bohai ...
Huang He Valley - National Geographic Society
2023年10月19日 · Huang He Valley (or in English, Yellow River Valley) was the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization, and for that reason is often called “Mother River.” The valley surrounds the principal river of northern China and is at the center of thousands of years of Chinese history.
Yellow River (Huang He) - WorldAtlas
2023年4月12日 · As the second-longest river in China, after the Yangtze River, and the sixth-longest river system in the world, it passes through nine Chinese provinces of Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, and Shangdong. The river is 5,464 kilometers in length, with an average discharge volume of 2,571 cubic meters per ...
Huang He (Yellow River) - Students | Britannica Kids
The main river of northern China, the Huang He (or Hwang Ho) is the second longest river in the country, after the Yangtze. It rises on the Plateau of Tibet and flows generally eastward, emptying into the Yellow Sea. Chinese historians routinely refer to the Huang He as the cradle of Chinese civilization. The river, its tributaries, and its ...
Yellow River - New World Encyclopedia
Yellow River or Huang He (Traditional Chinese: 黃河; Simplified Chinese: 黄河; Hanyu Pinyin: Huáng Hé listen ; Wade-Giles: Hwang-ho, sometimes simply called “the River” in ancient Chinese, Mongolian: Hatan Gol) is the second longest river in China (after the Yangtze River) and the seventh longest in the world, at 4,845 km (3,395 mi) long.
World of Change: Yellow River Delta - NASA Earth Observatory
China’s Huang He (Yellow River) is the most sediment-filled river on Earth. Flowing northeast to the Bo Hai Sea from the Bayan Har Mountains, the Yellow River crosses a plateau blanketed with up to 300 meters (1000 feet) of fine, wind-blown soil.
Huang He summary | Britannica
Huang He, or Huang Ho English Yellow River, River, northern, central, and eastern China. The second longest river in China and one of the world’s longest, it flows 3,395 mi (5,464 km) from the Plateau of Tibet generally east to the Yellow Sea (Huang Hai).
China's Yellow River : Huang He
2016年11月18日 · The Yellow River (黄 河 Huáng Hé ) Hwang Ho WG) is at the heart of China, both historically and geographically. It is the second longest river in China after the Yangzi 3,400 miles [5,472 kms].