Nu Jiang
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Nu Jiang is a major river in southwestern China that flows through steep gorges before continuing into Southeast Asia, where it is known as the Salween River.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
China
ⓘ
Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderFunction | forms part of the border between Myanmar and Thailand ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Gulf of Martaban region of Andaman Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally southward ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Andaman Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsParallelTo |
Jinsha River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lancang River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ canyons ⓘ deep gorges ⓘ mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength | 2815 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasAverageDischarge | significant but variable seasonal flow ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | largely free-flowing in China ⓘ |
| hasDownstreamName | Thanlwin River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcoregion | Nujiang–Lancang Gorge forests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInternationalRiverStatus | transboundary river in Asia ⓘ |
| hasMajorTributary | Gaoligong Mountain streams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | Chinese name 怒江 literally means “angry river” ⓘ |
| hasSourceRegion |
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibetan Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasValley | Nujiang Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Indo-Pacific river systems ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Nu River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salween River NERFINISHED ⓘ 怒江 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAsInMyanmar | Thanlwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAsInThailand | Salawin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Himalayas region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwestern China NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Parallel Rivers region NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Andaman Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Salween River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear | Lijiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | hydropower development debates ⓘ |
| upperCourseNameOf | Salween River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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