Pearl River
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The Pearl River is a major river system in southern China that flows through key cities like Guangzhou before emptying into the South China Sea.
Aliases (1)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
→
river system → |
| associatedWith |
Guangzhou metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
→
Pearl River Delta Megalopolis NERFINISHED → |
| basinCountry |
China
NERFINISHED
→
|
| continent |
Asia
→
|
| country |
China
→
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| drainageBasin |
Pearl River Basin
→
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| economicRegion |
Pearl River Delta Economic Zone
NERFINISHED
→
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| emptiesInto |
South China Sea
NERFINISHED
→
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| flowsDirection |
generally eastward and southward
→
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| flowsThrough |
Foshan
NERFINISHED
→
Guangzhou NERFINISHED → Jiangmen NERFINISHED → Zhaoqing NERFINISHED → Zhongshan NERFINISHED → |
| formsEstuary |
Pearl River Estuary
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| hasEstuaryNear |
South China Sea coast
→
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| hasFloodplain |
Pearl River Delta floodplain
→
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| hasMouthIn |
Pearl River Delta
NERFINISHED
→
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| hasPort |
Port of Foshan
→
Port of Guangzhou → |
| knownAs |
Zhu Jiang
NERFINISHED
→
Zhujiang NERFINISHED → |
| locatedIn |
Guangdong
NERFINISHED
→
Guangxi → Guizhou NERFINISHED → Yunnan NERFINISHED → southern China NERFINISHED → |
| locatedOn |
Asian mainland
→
|
| majorTributary |
Bei River
NERFINISHED
→
Dong River NERFINISHED → Xi River NERFINISHED → |
| nameLanguage |
Chinese
→
|
| nearCity |
Hong Kong
NERFINISHED
→
Macau NERFINISHED → |
| partOf |
East Asian river systems
→
Pearl River system → |
| region |
South China
NERFINISHED
→
|
| significance |
important transportation waterway
→
major river of southern China → supports dense urban and industrial region → |
| usedFor |
fishing
→
hydropower → irrigation → shipping → |
| waterSystem |
Pearl River water system
NERFINISHED
→
|
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Canton
→
Guangzhou → Shamian Island → |
locatedOnRiver |
|
Lingnan
→
Pearl River Delta → |
majorRiver |
|
Southern China
→
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hasMajorRiver |
|
Canton Tower
→
|
locatedOn |
|
Pearl River Delta
→
|
namedAfter |
|
Pearl River
("Pearl River system")
→
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partOf |
|
Guangdong Province
→
|
river |