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  2. Yellow River | Location, Map, & Facts | Britannica

    • The Mandarin Chinese word huang (“yellow”) is a reference to the fine loess sediments that the Yellow River carries to the sea.
      How long is the Yellow River?… See more

    Physical features

    The Yellow River is divided into three distinct parts: the mountainous upper course, the middleSee more

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    The upper course

    The Yellow River originates at an elevation above 15,000 feet (4,600 metres) in the Bayan Har Mountains, in the eastern Plateau of Tibet. In its upper reaches the river crosse… See more

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    The middle course

    The middle course of the Yellow River, extending more than 1,800 miles (2,900 km), consists of a great loop and drains an area of about 23,000 square miles (60,000 square km). … See more

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  2. Yellow River - Wikipedia

     
  3. Yellow River (Huang He River): World's Muddiest River - China …

  4. Yellow River (Huang He) - WorldAtlas

  5. Yellow River - New World Encyclopedia

    WEBYellow River or Huang He (Traditional Chinese: 黃河; Simplified Chinese: 黄河; Hanyu Pinyin: Huáng Hé listen ; Wade-Giles: Hwang-ho, sometimes simply called “the River” in ancient Chinese, Mongolian: Hatan Gol) is the …

  6. Huang He Valley - National Geographic Society

    WEBOct 19, 2023 · Huang He Valley (or in English, Yellow River Valley) was the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization, and for that reason is often called “Mother River.” The valley surrounds the principal river of northern China …

  7. Yellow River or Huang He River - Facts and Symbolic …

    WEBThe Yellow River or Huang He River is 5464 kilometers (3,395 miles) long; It is the sixth-longest river in the world and the second-longest river in China; Originated in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in Western China, the Yellow River

  8. Huang He summary | Britannica

    WEBHuang He, or Huang Ho English Yellow River, River, northern, central, and eastern China. The second longest river in China and one of the world’s longest, it flows 3,395 mi (5,464 km) from the Plateau of Tibet generally …

  9. Huang He (Yellow River) - Students - Britannica Kids

    WEBThe main river of northern China, the Huang He (or Hwang Ho) is the second longest river in the country, after the Yangtze. It rises on the Plateau of Tibet and flows generally eastward, emptying into the Yellow Sea.

  10. China's Yellow River : Huang He

    WEBNov 18, 2016 · The Yellow River (黄 河 Huáng Hé ) Hwang Ho WG) is at the heart of China, both historically and geographically. It is the second longest river in China after the Yangzi 3,400 miles [5,472 kms].