In the doubled CO 2 climate, snow mass decreases for the Yukon and Mackenzie rivers in North America and for rivers in northwestern Asia, but snow mass increases for rivers in northeastern Asia.doi:10.1007/BF01093223Scott C. Van Blarcum...
Yalu River, river of northeastern Asia that forms the northwestern boundary between North Korea and the Northeast region (Manchuria) of China. The Chinese provinces of Jilin and Liaoning are bordered by the river. Its length is estimated to be about 500
Define Yalu River. Yalu River synonyms, Yalu River pronunciation, Yalu River translation, English dictionary definition of Yalu River. Noun 1. Yalu River - river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay Yalu Cathay, China, C
Surma River, river in northeastern India and eastern Bangladesh, 560 miles (900 km) in length. It rises in the Manipur Hills in northern Manipur state, India, where it is called the Barak, and flows west and then southwest into Mizoram state. There it ve
Tumen River, river, forming the northeastern frontier of North Korea with China and Russia. The Tumen originates on Mount Paektu (Chinese: Baitou; 9,022 feet [2,750 metres]), the highest peak of the Changbai (Korean: Chanbaek) Mountains along the China-K
Dhaka, city and capital ofBangladesh. It is located just north of the Buriganga River, a channel of theDhaleswari River, in the south-central part of the country. Dhaka is Bangladesh’s most populous city and is one of the largest metropolises inSouth Asia. Pop. (2001) city, 5,333,57...
Hugli River, river in West Bengal state, northeastern India. An arm of the Ganges (Ganga) River, it provides access to Kolkata (Calcutta) from the Bay of Bengal. It is formed by the junction of the Bhagirathi and Jalangi rivers at Nabadwip. From there th
7 (Xinhua) -- The Songhuajiang River in northeastern China reported its first flood this year on Monday, the Ministry of Water Resources said. At 8 p.m., the water level on the river's lower reaches reached the alert line and kept rising, according to the Jiamusi hydrological station. ...
T'aebaek Mountains, South KoreaMount Sŏrak, T'aebaek Mountains, northeastern South Korea. Geologically, South Korea consists in large part of Precambrian rocks (i.e., more than about 540 million years old) such as granite and gneiss. The country is largely mountainous, with small valleys ...
Sungari River, river in Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces, northeastern China. The Sungari is the largest of the tributaries of the Amur River, which it joins below the Chinese town of Tongjiang, some distance above Khabarovsk in far eastern Russia. The total length of the Sungari is 1,195 mil...