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Long River (Brazil)
Long River may refer to: * The Yangtze River, from the literal translation of its usual Chinese name ''Changjiang'' () * Any of several rivers named ''Long'' (, meaning "Dragon River") * Long Island River (Minnesota), a river of Minnesota, US * Long River (Guangxi), a river system in Guangxi Province, China * Long River, Prince Edward Island, a community in Canada See also * List of rivers by length This is a list of the longest rivers on Earth. It includes river systems over in length. Definition of length There are many factors, such as the identification of the source, the identification or the definition of the mouth, and the scale of ... * '' Long River Review'', an American literary magazine {{place name disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yangtze River
The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest list of rivers of Asia, river in Asia, the list of rivers by length, third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains (Tibetan Plateau) and flows in a generally easterly direction to the East China Sea. It is the List of rivers by discharge, seventh-largest 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 demographics of China, country's population. The Yangtze has played a major role in the history of China, history, culture of China, culture, and economy of China. For thousands of years, the river has been used for water, irrigation, sanitation, transportation, industry, boundary-marking, and war. The prosperous Yangtze Delta generates as much as 20% of historical GDP of China, China's GDP. The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze is the list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longjiang (other)
Longjiang is the atonal pinyin romanization of various Chinese names, particularly or , meaning "DragonRiver". The same name also sometimes occurs as Lung Chiang, Keang, or Kiang. It may refer to: Places Rivers * Long River (Guangxi) * Long River (Fujian) * Jiulong River, a river in southern Fujian formerly known as the Longjiang Provinces * Longjiang Province, a former province in Heilongjiang Counties * Longjiang County in Qiqihar Prefecture, Heilongjiang Subdistricts * Longjiang Subdistrict, Fuqing, Fujian * Longjiang Subdistrict, Linghe District, in the city of Jinzhou Towns * Longjiang, Huilai County (隆江镇), Huilai County, Guangdong * Longjiang, Foshan, Guangdong * Longjiang, Qionghai, Hainan * Longjiang, Yongfu County, Guangxi Other * Longjiang-1 and Longjiang-2, two Chinese microsatellites launched in May 2018 with the Queqiao satellite * Lung Chiang, a US built patrol boat of the Republic of China Navy * Longjiang Formation, Lower Cretaceous Formation in In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Island River (Minnesota)
The Long Island River (Minnesota) is a river of Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to .... See also * List of rivers of Minnesota References Minnesota Watersheds*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974) Rivers of Minnesota {{Minnesota-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long River (Guangxi)
The Long River ( Chinese: 龙江, pinyin: Lóng Jiāng, literally: ''Dragon River'') is a river system in northern Guangxi Province, China. It is a part of the larger Pearl River system by way of the Liu, Qian, Xun, and Xi Rivers. Its true source is in Sandu Shui Autonomous County, Guizhou, where it is known as the Dagou He ( Chinese: 打狗河). It becomes the Jincheng Jiang ( Chinese: 金城江) after entering Guangxi and passes through Hechi. After joining with its left tributary, the Xiaohuan Jiang, it becomes known as the Long Jiang. It then passes through Yizhou before meeting with the Rong Jiang to become the Liu. The Long is famous for its natural scenery and scenes from the film, '' The Painted Veil'', were filmed along its course. References *''Atlas of China'', SinoMaps Press SinoMaps Press (), previously known as China Cartographic Publishing House, is a publisher in Beijing, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long River, Prince Edward Island
Long River is an unincorporated community, in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Queens County. Long River is in Lot 20, Prince Edward Island, Lot 20 of Statistics Canada Climate See also *List of communities in Prince Edward Island References Communities in Queens County, Prince Edward Island {{PEI-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers By Length
This is a list of the longest rivers on Earth. It includes river systems over in length. Definition of length There are many factors, such as the identification of the source, the identification or the definition of the mouth, and the scale of measurement of the river length between source and mouth, that determine the precise meaning of "river length". As a result, the length measurements of many rivers are only approximations (see also coastline paradox). In particular, there seems to exist disagreement as to whether the Nile or the Amazon is the world's longest river. The Nile has traditionally been considered longer, but in 2007 and 2008 some scientists claimed that the Amazon is longerAmazon Longer Than Nile River, Scientists Say [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
