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The Salween basin includes about 283,500 km2, with 48 percent in China, 44 percent in Myanmar, and 8 percent in Thailand.
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The Salween is a Southeast Asian river, about 3,289 km (2,044 mi) long, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau south into the Andaman Sea. The Salween flows primarily within southwest China and eastern Myanmar, with a short section forming the border of Myanmar and Thailand.
From the “Geography and naming” section
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The Salween originates in the Tanggula Mountains in the central Tibetan Plateau.
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The Salween is a Southeast Asian river, about 3,289 km (2,044 mi) long, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau south into the Andaman Sea. The Salween flows primarily within southwest China and eastern Myanmar, with a short section forming the border of Myanmar and Thailand.
From the “Geography and naming” section
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The Salween delta is a major rice-growing area and is home to over 500,000 people.
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The Salween is a Southeast Asian river, about 3,289 km (2,044 mi) long, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau south into the Andaman Sea. The Salween flows primarily within southwest China and eastern Myanmar, with a short section forming the border of Myanmar and Thailand.
From the “Economic uses” section
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The Salween carries an estimated 108 to 237 million tonnes of sediment per year.
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The Salween is a Southeast Asian river, about 3,289 km (2,044 mi) long, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau south into the Andaman Sea. The Salween flows primarily within southwest China and eastern Myanmar, with a short section forming the border of Myanmar and Thailand.
From the “Geology” section
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The Salween has the greatest diversity of turtles of any river in the world.
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The Salween is a Southeast Asian river, about 3,289 km (2,044 mi) long, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau south into the Andaman Sea. The Salween flows primarily within southwest China and eastern Myanmar, with a short section forming the border of Myanmar and Thailand.
From the “Ecology” section
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Photo: Saosukham · CC BY-SA 4.0