Han River (Korea)
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The Han River or Hangang (Korean pronunciation: [ha(ː)n.gaŋ]) is a major river in Sooth Korea an the fowert langest river on the Korean peninsula efter the Approx (Yalu), Tuman (Tumen), an Nakdong rivers.[6] The river begins as twa smawer rivers in the eastren moontains o the Korean peninsula, which then converge near Seoul, the caipital o the kintra.
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Han (한강) | |
River | |
Hangang Railway Brig crossin the Han. | |
Name oreegin: Baekje Hanja, "Hansu" (漢水) [lower-alpha 1][1] | |
Kintras | Sooth Korea (KOR), North Korea (PRK) |
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Provinces | Gangwon (KOR), Gyeonggi (KOR), Seoul (KOR), North Hwanghae (PRK) |
Parts | Goljicheon, Joyang River, Dong River, Namhan River |
Tributaries | |
- left | Dalcheon, Cheongmicheon, Bokhacheon, Gyeongancheon, Anyangcheon, Ara Canal † |
- right | Seom River, Bukhan River, Jungnangcheon, Gongneungcheon, Rimjin River |
Soorce | Taebaek Moontains |
- location | Geumdae Peak, Taebaek, Gangwon, Sooth Korea [lower-alpha 2][2] |
Mooth | Yellae Sea |
- location | Northwastren tip o Gimpo peninsula, KOR-PRK border [3] |
Lenth | 494 km (307 mi) [4] |
Basin | 35,770 km2 (13,811 sq mi) [4] |
Discharge | for Hangang Brig, Seoul |
- average | 613 m3/s (21,648 cu ft/s) [lower-alpha 3][5] |
The Han River System | |
† : Distributary of Han | |
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