Nu Jiang

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Nu Jiang is a major river in southwestern China that flows through steep gorges before continuing into Southeast Asia, where it is known as the Salween River.

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Nu Jiang canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
basinCountry China
Myanmar
Thailand
borderFunction forms part of the border between Myanmar and Thailand
country China
emptiesInto Gulf of Martaban region of Andaman Sea
linked to: Gulf of Martaban
flowsDirection generally southward
flowsInto Andaman Sea
flowsParallelTo Jinsha River
Lancang River
flowsThrough China
Myanmar
Thailand
canyons
deep gorges
mountainous terrain
hasApproximateLength 2815 kilometers
hasAverageDischarge significant but variable seasonal flow
hasConservationStatus largely free-flowing in China
hasDownstreamName Thanlwin River
hasEcoregion Nujiang–Lancang Gorge forests
hasInternationalRiverStatus transboundary river in Asia
hasMajorTributary Gaoligong Mountain streams
hasNameEtymology Chinese name 怒江 literally means “angry river”
hasSourceRegion Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
linked to: Tibetan Plateau

Tibetan Plateau
hasValley Nujiang Valley
isPartOf Indo-Pacific river systems
knownAs Nu River NERFINISHED
Salween River
怒江
knownAsInMyanmar Thanlwin
knownAsInThailand Salawin
locatedIn Eastern Himalayas region
linked to: Eastern Himalayas

Southwestern China
linked to: Southwest China

Three Parallel Rivers region
Yunnan Province
mouthLocatedIn Andaman Sea
partOf Salween River
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
passesNear Lijiang
passesThrough Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture
subjectOf hydropower development debates
upperCourseNameOf Salween River

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Thanlwin River alsoKnownAs Nu Jiang