Yellow River
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Length
5,464 km
Coordinates
35.0000, 105.0000
Category
rivers
Overview
Cradle of Chinese civilisation, named for its distinctively muddy waters.
About
The Yellow River, also known as Huanghe, 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 drainage basin of 795,000 km2 (307,000 sq mi). Beginning in the Bayan Har Mountains, the river flows generally eastwards before entering the 1,500 km (930 mi) long Ordos Loop, which runs northeast at Gansu through the Ordos Plateau and turns east in Inner Mongolia.
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