Yangtze River
E13303
The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia and a crucial waterway in China, supporting major cities, transportation, agriculture, and hydroelectric power.
Observed surface forms (15)
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ waterway ⓘ |
| associatedProtectedArea | Three Gorges Reservoir Region ⓘ |
| basinArea | about 1.8 million square kilometers ⓘ |
| basinCountry | China ⓘ |
| climateZones | from alpine to subtropical ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important in Chinese history and culture ⓘ |
| deltaLocation | eastern China ⓘ |
| ecologicalIssue |
habitat loss
ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | habitat for diverse freshwater species ⓘ |
| economicRole |
major transportation corridor in China
ⓘ
supports intensive agriculture in its basin ⓘ supports major industrial regions ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally west-to-east ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Anhui
ⓘ
Chongqing ⓘ Hubei Province ⓘ
surface form:
Hubei
Hunan Province ⓘ
surface form:
Hunan
Jiangsu ⓘ Jiangxi Province ⓘ
surface form:
Jiangxi
Qinghai ⓘ Shanghai ⓘ Sichuan Province ⓘ
surface form:
Sichuan
Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ Yunnan Province ⓘ
surface form:
Yunnan
|
| formerNotableSpecies | Yangtze river dolphin (baiji) ⓘ |
| hasDelta | Yangtze River Delta ⓘ |
| hydroelectricProject |
Gezhouba Dam
ⓘ
Three Gorges Dam ⓘ |
| hydroelectricRole | major source of hydroelectric power in China ⓘ |
| length |
about 3916 miles
ⓘ
about 6300 kilometers ⓘ |
| localName |
Yangtze River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Chang Jiang
|
| localNameLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| majorTributary |
Han River
ⓘ
Jialing River ⓘ Min River ⓘ Wu River ⓘ Yalong River ⓘ |
| mouth | East China Sea ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Shanghai ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Long River ⓘ |
| navigationRole |
important inland waterway for freight transport
ⓘ
supports passenger transport ⓘ |
| notableSpecies | Yangtze finless porpoise ⓘ |
| passesThroughCity |
Chongqing
ⓘ
Nanjing ⓘ Shanghai ⓘ Wuhan ⓘ |
| rankByLength |
longest river in Asia
ⓘ
third-longest river in the world ⓘ |
| relatedRegion | Yangtze River Economic Belt ⓘ |
| sourceCountry | China ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Tanggula Mountains ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
Tibetan Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
|
| supportsCityCluster |
Yangtze River Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration
|
Referenced by (112)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yangtze River headwaters
subject surface form:
Han River (Hubei)