Songhua River
river in China and North Korea
The Songhua River is one of the main rivers in China. It is about 1,434 kilometres (891 mi) long.
Songhua River Native Name: ᠰᡠᠩᡤᠠᡵᡳ ᡠᠯᠠ (sunggari ula) | |
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![]() Songhua River, just west of Harbin. Oxbow lakes are common sights along the sides of the river. | |
Location | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Provinces | Jilin, Heilongjiang |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Amur |
- location | Tongjiang, Heilongjiang |
- coordinates | 47°41′56″N 132°31′03″E / 47.699°N 132.5176°ECoordinates: 47°41′56″N 132°31′03″E / 47.699°N 132.5176°E |
Basin features | |
Progression | Template:RAmur |
Songhua River | |||||||
Songhua River is shown in a darkish blue color. | |||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
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Chinese | 松花江 | ||||||
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Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
Chinese | 海西 | ||||||
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Manchu name | |||||||
Manchu script | ᠰᡠᠩᡤᠠᡵᡳ ᡠᠯᠠ | ||||||
Romanization | sunggari ula |
The river drains 557,180 square kilometres (215,130 sq mi) of land,[1][2] and has an annual discharge of 2,463 cubic metres per second (87,000 cu ft/s).[3]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ ), National Geographic Society (U.S (2008). National Geographic Atlas of China, p. 36. ISBN 9781426201363.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Amur river basin at Rivers Network". Archived from the original on 2019-09-07. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ↑ National Conditions: Main Rivers accessed October 21, 2010.