Yangtze - Wikipedia
It is the fifth-largest primary river by discharge volume in the world. Its drainage basin comprises one-fifth of the land area of China, and is home to nearly one-third of the country's population. [9] The Yangtze has played a major role in the history, culture, and economy of China.
Yangtze River | Location, Map, Flood, & Facts | Britannica
4 天之前 · Yangtze River, longest river in both China and Asia and third longest river in the world, with a length of 3,915 miles (6,300 km). Its basin, extending for some 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from west to east and for more than 600 miles (1,000 km) from north to south, drains an area of 698,265 square miles (1,808,500 square km).
Yangtze River Basin (China) - SpringerLink
2018年5月16日 · The Yangtze River Basin has long been an important distribution region of wetlands in China and renowned for its biodiversity.
Yangtze River Facts: The Most Interesting Yangtze Info - China Highlights
It is as long as 6,397 km (3,975 miles), making it the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world after the Nile and the Amazon. The Yangtze River basin covers a total area of 1,808,500 square kilometers (698,000 square miles), about 1/5 of the total land area of China.
Yangtze River | Places | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
The Yangtze River Basin has some of the highest levels of biodiversity in the world—from towering mountains and dense forests to fertile wetlands and bustling waterways created by seasonal flooding. The area covers nearly 448 million acres, an area more than four times the size of California.
Yangtze River - WorldAtlas
2021年7月7日 · The Yangtze River is considered to be one of Asia’s as well as China’s most species-rich rivers. More than 416 species of fish have been recorded from the Yangtze River Basin, of which 362 species are exclusively freshwater species. About 178 fish species are endemic to the Yangtze River basin.
The Yangtze River Basin (China) - SpringerLink
2016年1月1日 · The Yangtze River Basin has long been an important distribution region of wetlands in China and renowned for its biodiversity.
Yangtze River - China, Floods, Navigation | Britannica
4 天之前 · The Yangtze River basin is one of the longest-inhabited regions in China. Although much of China’s political history has centred around North China and the Huang He basin, the Yangtze region always was of great economic importance to successive dynasties for its agricultural potential.
Yangtze, China | WWF
Stretching for 6,300km, the Yangtze is the longest river in China and the 3rd longest in the world. The Yangtze river basin covers nearly 180 million hectares, an area more than 4 times the size of the US state of California and 7 times the size of the UK.
Yangtze River - Hydrology, Floods, Navigation | Britannica
2024年12月25日 · In the mountainous part of the basin, particularly in the Plateau of Tibet, the waters of the Yangtze contain little silt. Downstream, however, the waters become muddy and acquire a coffee colour. It is estimated that the Yangtze annually carries between 280 million and 300 million tons of alluvium to its mouth, depositing an estimated 150 ...