USA characteristic
Introduction (visiting card of the country)
Coat of arms of the United States (Eagle) Flag of the United States (50 stars on the flag)
Official language: English
Capital: Washington
Largest cities: Washington, New York, Oralndo, Miami, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Denver, San Diego
Form of government: federal Republic
Territory: about 9.373 million km.
Population: 243 million people
Currency: U.S. dollar
Internet domain: .us
Telephone code: + 1
Time Zones: GMT -4 hours
physical map USA
The United States of America is a federal republic, which includes 50 states with a certain autonomy, and the capital federal district of Columbia. The United States of America is located in the central part of the North American continent, occupying a vast area between the 25th and 57th parallels of northern latitude. From the east they are washed by the waters of the Atlantic, in the south by the Gulf of Mexico of the Caribbean Sea, in the west and southwest by the Pacific Ocean, the northern and northwestern coasts of Alaska by the Arctic Ocean. 48 states are located compactly, 2 - separately: Alaska (state status received in 1958) and the Hawaiian Islands (gained statehood in 1959). In addition, the United States owns the island of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, Eastern Samoa, the island of Guam and the islands of Micronesia (UN Trust Territory) in the Pacific Ocean and the Pacific atolls of Wake and Midway, equipped for missile testing. It borders Canada in the north and Mexico in the south. In the east it is washed by the Atlantic Ocean, in the south - by the Gulf of Mexico, in the West - by the Pacific Ocean.
The area of the country is 9666861 sq. km, of which 1593438 sq. km. accounts for Alaska and 16729 sq. miles to Hawaii. The highest point in the country (and throughout North America) is located in Alaska - Mount McKinley (6194 m), the lowest point - Death Valley (86 m below sea level) - is located in California. The average height of the territory of the United States is about 760 m above sea level. Physiographically, the territory of the country is very diverse. About half of the country's territory is occupied by mountain ranges, plateaus and the Cordillera plateau; The eastern outskirts of the Cordillera belt are formed by the Rocky Mountain ranges with a height of more than 4000 m. In the east are the Appalachian Mountains (2037 m).
Between the Cordillera and the Appalachians lie vast inland plains - the Central, the Great - and the Mexican Lowland. In the west of the country, many rivers form magnificent canyons, breaking mountain ranges. In the north of the country there is a chain of the Great Lakes - Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario - covering an area of about 200,000 square meters. km. The United States borders with Canada in the north (the total length of the border is 8893 km, including 2477 km in Alaska), with Mexico in the south (3141 km), with Russia in the northwest ( maritime border along the Bering Strait and the Arctic shelf, the distance between the islands of Little and Big Diomede, belonging to the United States and Russia, respectively, is only 4 km) and Cuba in the southeast (the border is both sea, along the Strait of Florida, and by land, in the area of the American naval base Guantanamo, located directly in Cuba).
The Hawaiian Islands are located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean, at a distance of about 4000 km from the mainland. Many island territories, also in one form or another belonging to the United States, are scattered throughout the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
The United States also controls a number of island territories with different political status(in each specific case, it is established by a separate agreement, supported by a decree of the federal authorities). These include the island territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Puerto Rico, the American Virgin Islands, Baker, Howland and Jarvis Islands, Johnston, Midway, Navassa, Palmyra, Wake Atolls, Kingman Reef and some other territories.
The country is famous for its natural resources and fertile land.
political map North America
The main part of the territory of the United States is divided into eight provinces according to the features of the relief: the Appalachians, the Coastal Plains, the Interior Highlands, the Interior Plains, the Lake Superior Uplands, the Rocky Mountains, the Intermountain Plateaus and the Pacific Coast Mountains. Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands are also independent provinces. Only the main part of the United States is considered below.
The Appalachians are a mountainous country stretching 1,900 km from northern Maine to central Alabama. All significant mountain peaks of the East of the USA are located here, of which at least 20 exceed 1520 m and 8 - 1830 m. St. Lawrence and New England.
The Piedmont is a low plateau that forms a transition zone between the high mountain ranges of the Appalachians to the west and the Coast Plains to the east. The surface of the plateau is predominantly gently undulating, 150–300 m a.s.l. m., but in some places low ridges and remnants and even massive granite domes rise here. The most famous Mount Stone with a relative height of more than 185 m, located near the city of Atlanta (Georgia).
The Blue Ridge Mountains, the highest part of the Appalachians, stretch along Piedmont's western border from southeastern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia. These are mountain ranges and massifs with densely forested slopes and treeless peaks. The easternmost ridge, the Blue Ridge Front, or Blue Ridge Scarp, rises steeply above Piedmont's surface like a massive rock wall. The Roanoke River divides the Blue Ridge Mountains into two parts - north and south.
In the north, the width of the mountains varies from 15 to 25 km. The Blue Ridge Front is well defined here, which, together with lower ridges, is crossed by the Potomac and James Rivers, which flow into the Atlantic Ocean. In the southern part, the width of the Blue Ridge Mountains reaches 130 km. The massive ridges of the Blue Ridge Front in the west and the Great Smoky Mountains in the east stand out here. The highest point of the United States east of the Mississippi River - Mount Mitchell (2037 m) - is located in the Black Mountains, a spur of the Blue Ridge Front.
The Ranges and Valleys region is located west of the Blue Ridge region and is separated from it by the Great Appalachian Valley, or Great Valley. In some places its width does not exceed several kilometers, but in the south it increases to almost 80 km.
In fact, it combines interconnected sections of the Hudson, Lebanon and Shenandoah valleys.
To the west of the Great Valley are parallel valleys and low ridges. The number of ridges in the south reaches 10, and in the north, in the state of New York, only one ridge is expressed.
Appalachian plateaus. This largest region of the Appalachians stretches for more than 1000 km with a width of 160 to 320 km. It consists of two plateaus - the Allegheny in the north and the Cumberland in the south. In each of them, a narrow belt of parallel ridges is expressed along the eastern edge, which passes into a vast forested plateau, gradually lowering in a western direction. The Allegheny Mountains form the highest part of the ridge belt, stretching for 800 km from central Pennsylvania to Virginia. The easternmost ridge of the Allegheny Front, up to 1465 m high, abruptly breaks off to the adjacent region of the Ranges and Valleys. To the north of Allegan, a large area is occupied by the Poconos and Catskills. In the southwest, the Allegheny Mountains border the Cumberland Plateau. On the eastern edge is a series of ridges, lower but less dissected compared to the Allegany Front. To the west of the mountains stretches a vast gently undulating plateau, the surface of which is strongly dissected by steep valleys of numerous rivers and streams. Often the depth of cuts reaches several tens of meters. In the northern part of the Allegheny Plateau, which experienced glaciation in the Pleistocene, the surface is more flattened.
The Adirondack Mountains, located in upstate New York north of the Allegheny Plateau, were also glaciated during the Pleistocene. Here, over a leveled surface covered with forests and dotted with lakes, massifs with steep slopes and pointed peaks rise sharply. The highest point is Mount Marcy (1629 m).
Valley of the St. Laurentia is mostly located within Canada and only in a small area northwest of the Adirondacks forms the border between the United States and Canada. The flat or slightly undulating lowlands adjacent to the valley gradually rise to the foothills of the Adirondacks and the New England Plateau.
New England is a mosaic of rolling hills, plateaus and forested mountains. In the Pleistocene, glaciation developed in this area, the traces of which in the relief are ram foreheads, drumlins, troughs, eskers and glacial ploughed-out basins, currently occupied by lakes. By the nature of the relief, the Seaside Lowlands, the New England Uplands, the White Mountains and the Green Mountains, and the Taconic Upland are distinguished.
The Maritime Lowland stretches along the Atlantic coast from Maine to Rhode Island. The surface is flat or wavy. Heights less than 150 m a.s.l. predominate, with the exception of a few isolated peaks. The coast is rocky, with numerous bays separated by ledges. The Cape Cod peninsula with sandy spits stands out in particular.
The New England uplands occupy most of the area under consideration and are located at altitudes from 300 to 900 m above sea level. Hilly terrain dominates, crossed by numerous river valleys, including the wide valley of the Connecticut River.
The massive White Mountains in New Hampshire and Maine are heavily dissected. The highest point is Mount Washington (1917 m).
The Green Mountains, the most widely developed in Vermont, are also heavily dissected, but the average heights here are at least 300 m lower than in the White Mountains.
The Taconic Rise is located between the Green Mountains and the Hudson River and is distinguished by a hilly surface with heights of less than 600 m. In the east, the elevation adjoins the mountains of the same name with Dorset peak (1149 m).
US relief map
Minerals
The country's need for such mineral resources as gas, oil, iron and uranium ores, ores of vanadium, copper, titanium, lead, molybdenum, zinc, beryllium, tungsten, silver, gold, phosphorites, potassium salts, fluorite, boron ores, barite, sulfur, is completely covered with mineral reserves fossils.
US minerals are in first place in terms of fossil coal reserves. The main coal basins are located in the central, western and eastern parts of the country, brown coal basins are located in the south and north. Alaska also has a number of basins that are almost undeveloped.
The country has large reserves of uranium ores, concentrated in the western regions in the ore provinces: in the intermountains of the state of Wyoming, on the Colorado Plateau, on the west coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Some deposits are also found in the Cordillera.
Mineral resources of the USA abound in oil reserves, according to which the USA is in third place among the countries of the Americas and eighth in the world. About six hundred oil and gas fields were discovered in the waters of the Arctic, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. In the future, the discovery of new fields is considered in the waters of the Bering and Chukchi seas near the coasts of Alaska, the Beaufort Sea, the coast of California, and areas in the Gulf of Mexico.
There are oil shales in the United States, their accumulation is observed in the Appalachian Basin and the region of the Green River Mountains.
Iron ore reserves are able to fully meet the needs of the country. Large deposits are located in the north of the United States in the Lake Superior region near the border with Canada. US minerals are rich in titanium ore reserves. The most significant deposit is located in the state of New Jersey, where there are over 300 million tons of ilmenite sand. Three main types of vanadium ore deposits are known in the United States. The country has quite significant reserves of beryllium ores. The main base is in Utah.
The United States has bauxite reserves concentrated in the states of Georgia, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Virginia. The Hawaiian Islands contain almost 30% of the country's low-quality bauxite reserves.
US minerals after Canada are in second place in terms of reserves of tungsten ores. More than fifty tungsten deposits are located in the Western states of the country. In the future, Searls Lake in California is considered as a source of tungsten raw materials.
In terms of gold ore reserves, the United States is in second place after South Africa. The gold-bearing regions are located along the southeastern and western coasts, as well as in Alaska. Most of the gold is extracted from porphyry copper deposits, the largest of which is Bingham in Utah.
The country has abundant reserves of lithium ores, concentrated in the states of North Carolina and Nevada. There are large reserves of copper ores, satisfying 60% of the country. More than seventy copper deposits are known in the USA. US minerals are in first place in terms of molybdenum ore reserves, more than thirty deposits are known. Most of them are in the Western states. There are also reserves of platinum ores. After Australia, the United States ranks first in terms of lead ore reserves, with about a hundred known deposits. Most of them are located in the western and central parts of the country. The base of zinc ores is quite developed in the USA. In the state of Nevada, reserves of mercury ores are concentrated. Also, large deposits are developed in the state of California. The country has large reserves of silver ores.
After Morocco, the US minerals are second in terms of reserves of phosphorites, the deposits of which are located in the phosphorite province of the states of South and North Carolina, Florida and in the Rocky Mountains. Minor reserves are found in the states of Tennessee and California.
The United States is rich in potassium salts, contained in sedimentary deposits and salt lakes. There are three large salt-bearing basins on the territory of the country. The country has abundant supplies of natural soda, which is extracted from the lakes of California.
After Turkey, the United States is in second place in terms of boron ore reserves, which are localized in southern California.
The US leads in barite reserves. Of the many deposits in the United States, there are three main ones. The largest are located in the state of Nevada, the smaller ones are in the states of California, Missouri and Arkansas.
Asbestos stocks are concentrated in the west of the country in the Cordillera region. High quality asbestos is also mined in Arizona.
In the USA there are numerous deposits of building materials: clays, facing stones, betonites, marbles, sand, crushed stone, gravel.
A number of deposits of ornamental and precious stones are known in the country, such as tourmaline, turquoise, sapphire, jade, chrysolite, rose quartz, petrified wood. Turquoise deposits are located in the states of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico. A large sapphire deposit is located in the state of Montana.
USA Minerals Map
Almost every type of climate can be found in the vast territory of the United States, from arctic and subarctic in Alaska to tropical in the Hawaiian Islands, California and Florida. In the main part of the country, the climate is temperate continental, humid in the east and dry in the west. On a narrow strip of the Pacific coast, temperate marine (in the north) and Mediterranean (in the south) climate types can be traced.
The general temperature background is quite uniform. In summer, the temperature in most areas ranges from +22°С to +28°С, while the difference between the northern and southern states is relatively small. Winter in most of the country is quite mild - the average January temperature ranges from -2°C in the north to +8°C in the south. However, significant temperature fluctuations are not uncommon due to the free penetration of air masses both from the Arctic region and from tropical latitudes (the US mountain systems located in the meridional direction act as a kind of “pipe” along which cyclones and anticyclones move from north to south or vice versa , with virtually no obstacles). In mountainous areas it is always cooler than in the adjacent areas of the plains - in summer by 4-8 degrees, in winter - by 7-12. At the same time, in oceanic regions it is always warmer in winter, and cooler in summer than in the center of the country (the eastern coast of the country, heated by the warm Gulf Stream, has a temperature of 5-7 degrees higher than the central and western regions for almost its entire length).
Depending on the nature of the mountain systems, the stability of the weather also changes markedly - in the low Appalachians, the climate differs little from the flat regions of the east of the country and is fairly constant, while the vast and high ranges of the Cordillera system are widely known for their cooler, drier and inconsistent weather.
The distribution of precipitation is also very uneven. In the southeastern states and on the Pacific coast, up to 2000 mm of rain falls per year, in the Hawaiian Islands - up to 4000 mm or more, while in the central regions of California or Nevada - no more than 200 mm. Moreover, the nature of the distribution of precipitation depends entirely on the terrain - the western slopes of the mountains and the Atlantic regions receive noticeably more rain than the eastern ones, while throughout the Great Plains, from the coastal lowlands of the south to the wooded regions of the north, almost the same amount of precipitation falls (about 300-500 mm).
At any time of the year, you can find a region of the United States in which the rest would be comfortable due to its weather conditions. You can swim on the coast of Florida almost all year round ( average temperature water rarely drops below +22°C even in the winter months), however, from July to September it is quite hot here (+36-39°C) and very high humidity air (up to 100%), and from June to November, tropical hurricanes are not uncommon.
The Pacific coast has a noticeably greater difference in water and air temperatures between the northern and southern regions. In the southern part of the coast, you can swim almost all year round, although from November to March, even in California, the water temperature rarely rises above + 14 ° C (numerous bays with well-heated water are used for sea recreation). At the same time, in the north, in Oregon and Washington, even in summer months noticeable cooling of both water and air is not uncommon, while in winter the temperature regime is quite common for areas with a temperate maritime climate (air from -6 to + 4 ° С, water - about + 4 ° С). Contrary to popular belief, Oregon's climate is quite dry (it rains less than in Atlanta or Houston) and warm enough (summer highs rarely exceed +30°C, and in winter the thermometer stays around +2°C). Therefore, you can find great opportunities for recreation almost all year round.
To the north, in the state of Washington, two climatic zones- West of the Cascades, on the Pacific coast and in Seattle, summers rarely get hotter than +26°C and winters colder than +8°C, while the eastern part of the state has noticeably warmer summers and cool winters. Traditionally, the summer tourist season here begins with Memorial Day and continues until Labor Day, and even some attractions are open to the public only during this period.
The central mountainous regions can be visited all year round, in the southern part of the Rocky Mountains it is too hot in summer (+ 26-34 ° C), so it is recommended to plan your trip for spring or autumn.
There are no seasonal restrictions on visiting Los Angeles. Despite its dry and hot semi-desert climate, the city is protected from the scorching heat by mountain ranges to the north and east, as well as by the Pacific Ocean itself. August and September are the hottest months (+24-30°C), January and February are the coolest (about +12°C) and the wettest, but at any time of the year, ocean breezes soften the weather towards greater comfort. However, urban smog combined with summer heat makes the end of summer not best time to visit the metropolis, while the resort areas adjacent to it from the north and south in the same period have excellent weather conditions.
The climate of Alaska is quite severe, since 30% of its territory is located beyond the Arctic Circle. In the northern and central regions with their subarctic climate, the thermometer often drops to -45-50°C in winter, while in summer the air warms up to + 16-20°C (in the northern regions - + 2-6°C) with very low rainfall (about 250 mm annually). In the southern and central regions, the climate is temperate maritime, the average summer temperature here is about + 18 ° C, but often the air warms up to + 30 ° C), in winter - from -6 ° C to + 4 ° C, while precipitation falls from 400 to 600 mm per year.
USA climate map
The rivers of the USA belong to the basins of the Atlantic, Arctic (Alaska) Pacific Oceans. At the same time, the main watershed is shifted to the west, to the Pacific Ocean. Therefore, most of the rivers belong to the basins of the Atlantic Ocean. The area of internal runoff is insignificant. It occupies part of the Great Basin and a small area in the north of the Mexican Highlands.
Food near US rivers is snow, rain, glacial (Alaska), groundwater (predominant sources of food) and mixed for large (“transit”) rivers.
The largest river system on the mainland is the Mississippi-Missouri system. Its basin occupies 1/6 of the mainland. The length of the Mississippi itself is 3779 km. But if we take the Missouri River as the source, then the length of the river system will be 5985 km. The total watercourse of the system is formed from the confluence of three rivers that are quite different in terms of nutrition and regime - the upper Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio. In the upper reaches, the river is fed by snow and rain. The level of the Mississippi before its confluence with the Missouri does not fluctuate seasonally as much as the level of the Missouri. Missouri reflects in its diet and regimen climatic features and the Rocky Mountains, and the elevated Great Plains, and the Prairie plateau. By the end of summer the river becomes shallow; navigation on the Missouri, even in the lower reaches, is difficult. Only after the confluence with the Ohio (its length is 1580 km) does the Mississippi really become a “great river”. The volume of water in the Mississippi more than doubles. The Ohio River is characterized by a fairly uniform hydrological regime, reflecting the precipitation regime of the Appalachian and pre-Appalachian plains. Every year, the Mississippi brings about 400 million tons of sediment to the Gulf of Mexico, the main source of which is the Missouri (“muddy river”) and Arkansas. The vast river delta protrudes into the Gulf of Mexico by 100 m annually.
Rivers of the Pacific Basin
The rivers of the Pacific basin (Columbia, Colorado and others) are short, but abounding; have a mixed diet. The river valleys are narrow and deep. These are the so-called canyons. The Grand Canyon on the Colorado River is world famous. It cuts into the layers of sedimentary rocks of the Colorado Plateau to a depth of 1800 m. The length of the canyon is over 320 km. The Columbia River is full-flowing in the summer, during the melting of snow and glaciers in the mountains. A cascade of powerful hydroelectric power plants has been created on it.
In the northwest of the mainland, in Alaska, along the Yukon Plateau, the Yukon River carries its waters to the Pacific Ocean. The river has a pronounced summer flood, during which the discharge in the middle reaches triples compared to the average level. In its lower reaches, the Yukon resembles in its power and width the great Siberian rivers. The tides rise up the river for 160 km.
There are many lakes in the USA. They are very unevenly distributed across the mainland. On the southern edge of the shield is the system of the Great American Lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario. In terms of volume of water, all these lakes surpass the Baltic Sea. Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world. Its area is 82.4 thousand km2, the maximum depth is 393 m. All the lakes of this system are interconnected by rivers. Lakes Erie and Ontario are connected by the short and turbulent Niagara River, on which the Niagara Falls formed, 50 m high and more than 1 km wide. The majestic spectacle of water falling from a great height attracts millions of tourists every year. The Great Lakes are important springs fresh water for industrial needs and water supply of cities. They are used year-round as waterways. Lake Michigan is connected by a shipping channel to the Mississippi River. The Erie Canal was built, connecting Lake Erie with the Hudson River, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
The lakes of the internal runoff basin stand apart in the United States. The lakes here are “relic”, their basins have been preserved from the wetter epochs of the Quaternary period. The largest of these lakes is the endorheic Great Salt Lake in the Great Basin. Its salinity ranges from 137 to 300 ppm.
In general, the United States is well provided with water resources, water transport routes, and has significant reserves of hydropower. However, the countries of North America are faced with the problem of pollution of the mainland's internal waters. So, once the waters of the Great Lakes were distinguished by amazing purity. Now they are heavily polluted. Moreover, the deep basins of the lakes have turned into real collectors of hazardous pollutants. Accumulating along with silt, they threaten to gradually turn into a powerful source of pollution of living organisms. Big cities, located along the shores of lakes, constantly dump various toxic metals, detergents, acids into the waters of the lakes. Pollution in the Great Lakes great harm natural environment of the entire region.
Our planet Earth has an excellent water system. Of course, these are oceans, seas, rivers and lakes. Thanks to this water supply, life on the continents is possible. In this article, I would like to consider those watercourses that enter the Pacific Ocean basin. Rivers mostly originate high in the mountains. They are full-flowing and fast. The relief of the channels is quite complex, characterized by the presence of a large number of rapids. On their way, the streams crash into rocky massifs and wash out Their food is mainly rain, only in the northeast - snow.
With a fast current, almost all the rivers of the Pacific basin. The list of these watercourses is headed by the river. Anadyr and r. Amur. They are considered the most significant for the Russian state and the largest. There are also other rivers that flow in China and other countries. There are about forty of them in total.
So, let's look at some of the rivers related to the Pacific Ocean.
Located in the north-east of Russia, its source originates from the lake, which is located in the middle part of the Anadyr plateau. The length of the river is about 1100 km, and the basin area is approximately 191 thousand square meters. km. By the Chukchi River major tributaries, there are six of them: Yablon, Eropol, Main - right, and Chineiveem, Belaya, Tanyurer - left. From September to April, the river is shackled by ice - first the upper reaches, and then the lower reaches. The flora and fauna of the water area forms the Pacific Ocean basin.
The rivers of this region are of great importance for the state. For example, Anadyr is used as shipping, but only for small vessels. Industrial fishing is also developed here, but only at the source and in the lower reaches. Amateur fishing competitions are held in the upper stream. The coastline of the river is rich in coal.
The length of 2875 km and the basin area of more than 4 thousand kilometers determine its location in three countries - Russia, China and Mongolia. The Amur begins at the confluence of the Argun and Shilka streams. The source of the river Argun is located in Mongolia, and Shilka originates in the Chita region.
Like many other rivers of the Pacific Ocean basin, the Amur has a lot of tributaries, but seven main ones stand out from them: Zeya, Ussuri, Sungari, Anyui - right, and Bureya, Amgun, Tunguska - left.
This river is covered with ice for almost 6 months, approximately from November to April - May. It spills during the summer monsoons, which occur in July - August. The river is used in large-scale shipping, industrial and recreational fishing, and is also a border zone.
The Yellow River flows through China. As mentioned above, all water flows entering the Pacific basin are mountain-type rivers. The Huang He is no exception. Its source is in the Tibetan mountains, it carries its waters along the Great Plain of China to the Bohan Bay in the River is also called yellow due to the fact that the loess, which is washed out from the rocky areas, gives it the appropriate color. The main tributaries of the river are Daxia, Tao, Weihe and Luohe.
Huanghe is used mainly in agriculture, for irrigation. A large number of hydroelectric power stations have been built along the banks, aquaculture is developing, and only the flat territory of the river is suitable for navigation. The main problem is the frequent change of the channel.
The Yangtze bed is located in China and its length is 6300 km, so its other name is the Long River. It is worth noting that, in general, the rivers of the Pacific Ocean basin are quite full-flowing. The Yangtze is the third largest water stream in the world. The source of the river is located in the eastern part of the Tibetan Plateau, at an altitude of more than 5 thousand km. It flows, like the Yellow River, along the Great Plain of China and flows into the East China Sea, where Shanghai is located.
The tributaries of the Yangtze are quite large rivers - these are the Minjiang, Tuo, Jialingjiang, Hanshui, Yalongjiang. Feeding is monsoon, and in the upper reaches a small percentage of snow and ice. Only the relatively calm upper reaches of the river freeze, and then only for a short time.
Economic use of the Yangtze:
The Mekong River is the largest river of six states (China, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia), which is located on She enters the Pacific Ocean. Rivers of mountainous origin are characterized by rapid flow and restless character. This is how you can characterize the flow of the Mekong.
The length of the river is 4.5 thousand km, and the area is slightly more than 800 thousand square meters. km. The source is located in the Tibetan Plateau, on the Tangla Range. In the upper reaches, the river has numerous rapids, and in the lower reaches a large number of bends. An interesting feature of the stream is that it connects with due to which they feed each other.
The Mekong is important in transport navigation, even ships go deep into the peninsula, since the lower reaches of the river have sufficient depth.
The largest of all oceans is the Pacific. It washes five continents and covers an area of 179 million km2. It includes many rivers, bays and seas. Almost 10 thousand islands and archipelagos are washed by its waters. What rivers are in the Pacific Ocean? What seas does it belong to?
Ferdinand Magellan was one of the first to set out on an open voyage across the unknown ocean. He was very lucky with the weather, which is why he named it Quiet. Fortune smiled on the navigator, because the ocean is far from calm everywhere. For example, volcanoes and mountains located on the border with it can cause tsunamis, and typhoons and hurricanes often occur in tropical latitudes.
It is also called the Great Ocean, because it is the largest in size. It accounts for approximately 33% of the planet's surface and almost 50% of the ocean area. It washes all the continents of the Earth except Africa. Its average depth is 3984 meters, which is higher than other oceans.
The deepest place Mariana Trench, which goes down to 11 thousand meters. At the bottom of the ocean there are no less impressive trenches, such as the Philippine (10,540 m) or the Kuril-Kamchatsky (9,783 m).
The ocean amazes with the number of islands, among which there are many tourist ones. Important transport routes run through it. Its bottom serves as a source of minerals, and the waters have become home to a huge number of species of commercial fish, mammals, mollusks, rare animals and plants. However, not all of its inhabitants are known to science.
All the seas, straits and bays of the Pacific Ocean occupy 18% of its area. In the western part of the ocean, the coasts of the mainlands are strongly dissected and surrounded by numerous islands. Thanks to this, there is the largest number seas. In total there are about 30 of them.
In the east, the coast is smoother, and there are no seas there. But there are three bays: Panama, California and Alaska. Next to the latter is the northernmost sea of the Pacific Ocean - the Bering Sea. It washes the shores of Eurasia and North America, and from the south it is bordered by the “dotted line” of the Commander and Aleutian Islands.
Together with the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan, the Bering Sea washes the Far East of Russia. To the south of them, the number of reservoirs begins to increase. The most famous are: East China, Yellow, Coral, Philippine, Fiji, Bandu, Tasman and Solomon seas. They wash Australia and the southeastern part of Eurasia.
If you do not take into account the concept of the Southern Ocean, then the Pacific Ocean reaches Antarctica. There it forms the Amundsen, Ross, Bellingshausen and other water bodies named after the discoverers.
Approximately 40 rivers belong to the Great Ocean. For most of them (Mekong, Yukon, Amur), the mouth "opens" into the seas and bays. Some (Mamberamo, Yoshino, Balsas) flow into open waters, that is, into the ocean.
Due to the peculiarities of the relief of the continents, many of them are mountainous. As a rule, they are fast and full-flowing. This allows them to cut their way through the rocks, forming the most beautiful gorges and valleys, like the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River.
Interestingly, there are very large rivers in the Pacific Ocean basin only in Eurasia and North America. They are not found in Australia due to the hot and arid climate. In South America, water is blocked by a dense wall of mountains. In Antarctica, the largest river flows not into the ocean, but into the lake of one of its valleys.
We will get acquainted with the largest and longest rivers of the Pacific Ocean basin in more detail in the table.
Name | Place of confluence | Length, km |
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East China Sea | |||
Yellow Sea | |||
China, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos | South China Sea | ||
Canada, USA | Bering Sea | ||
Russia, China | Amur Estuary | ||
Colorado | USA, Mexico | gulf of california | |
Pearl (Zhujiang) | South China Sea | ||
Strait of Georgia | |||
Yellow Sea | |||
Chao Phraya | South China Sea |
The Yangtze is the deepest river in Eurasia and the longest river in the Pacific Ocean. She begins her journey in the Tibetan Plateau and ends in the East China Sea. The river basin covers ⅕ of the area of all of China. It divides the country into northern and southern regions, which are markedly different in their culture.
In Yunnan province, the river flows through deep gorges national park"Three Parallel Rivers". The height of the rocks here reaches about 3000 kilometers. River waters are used for irrigation of fields, navigation and energy. The world's largest hydroelectric power plant is located on the Yangtze. In the area of the famous Leaping Tiger Gorge, it forms many rapids, attracting the attention of rafting enthusiasts.
The Yukon River begins in Lake Marsh, in northwestern Canada, and then flows into Alaska, emptying into the Bering Sea. Most of the year it is covered with ice, which melts for a maximum of four months.
The river has long been ignored by the white population of America. The first attempts to study it began only in 1830. But in the XX century, it became one of the most famous, thanks to the "gold rush". On the right tributary of the river, the Klondike, gold was discovered. Very quickly, everyone who wanted to earn money began to come here, and the name of the tributary turned into a household name and began to mean a place full of treasures.
The Amur River is the longest in the Far East. It originates from the confluence of Shilka and Argun. It stretches across four regions of Russia, from Transbaikalia to the Khabarovsk Territory, and for almost its entire length is a natural border with China.
The mouth of the Amur is controversial. The river flows into the Amur estuary, and it is periodically referred to either the Sea of Okhotsk or the Sea of Japan. As a rule, the first wins more often. Along its entire length, the river is navigable and serves as a crossing not only for passenger, but also for cargo ships. In addition, it is known for a huge variety of fish (108-140 species), which are twice as many here as in the largest rivers of Russia - the Lena, Ob and Yenisei.
Both the source and the mouth of the Anadyr River are located on the territory of Russia. It begins on the Anadyr Plateau and flows into the bay of the Bering Strait - Onemen. Anadyr is far from the best major river ocean, but the largest in Chukotka. Its length is 1150 kilometers.
About 30 species of fish (whitefish, chum salmon, salmon) are found in the river, and reserves of gold and coal have been found in its lower reaches. Its numerous tributaries and branches are connected to each other through lakes, forming a dense network. Most of them are fickle, and dry up in the middle of a short summer, forming oxbow lakes.
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Pacific Basin includes rivers flowing directly into the Pacific Ocean and rivers flowing into the seas, bays and bays of the Pacific Ocean. This article provides descriptions of the longest rivers in the Pacific Ocean(over 1200 km long) and list of Pacific Ocean rivers over 100 km long(table)
yangtze river- the longest river in Eurasia and the longest river in the Pacific Ocean - originates in the eastern part of the Tibetan Plateau at an altitude of about 5600 km and flows through China from west to east, making a large turn to the south after Qinghai province. The lower course of the Yangtze passes through the southern part of the Great Plain of China, where the river often divides into branches, while the width of the main channel reaches 2 km or more. In the area where it flows into the East China Sea, the Yangtze forms a large-scale delta with an area of about 80 thousand km².
The Yangtze River has a huge cultural and economic importance for the country. This is China's main waterway. The total length of the waterways of the Yangtze basin exceeds 17 thousand km. The river is one of the busiest waterways in the world. The volume of freight traffic in 2005 reached 795 million tons.
The Yangtze River basin, which covers a fifth of China, is home to a third of the country's population and produces about 20% of GDP. The world's largest hydroelectric power plant, the Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Plant, was built on the longest river in the Pacific Ocean.
The Yangtze River is home to many animals, including several endangered species such as the Chinese river dolphin, Chinese alligators and Korean sturgeon. The Pacific Ocean's longest river basin is home to several nature reserves and part of the Three Parallel Rivers National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Huanghe- one of the greatest rivers in the world, is the second longest river in Asia and the fifth longest river in the world. The name of the river means "Yellow River" in Chinese. The yellow color of the waters of the river is given by the abundance of sediments, of which there are so many in the river that the sea into which it flows is called Yellow. In terms of sediment volume, the Yellow River ranks first in the world (1.3 billion tons / year).
Huang He originates in the eastern part of the Tibetan Plateau at an altitude of over 4000 m, and flows into the Bohai Gulf of the Yellow Sea, forming a delta in the confluence area. According to various sources, the length of the river is from 4670 km to 5464 km, and the area of its basin is from 745 thousand km² to 771 thousand km².
The river is usually divided into three parts- upstream, middle and downstream. The upper course of the river runs along the northeast of the Tibetan Plateau and the Loess Plateau of northwestern China; the middle reaches include the valley between Ordos and Shaanxi and the gorges further downstream; the lower course of the river runs along the Great Chinese Plain.
Yellow River Basin provides about 140 million people drinking water and irrigation water. A number of hydroelectric power stations have been built on the river.
For flood protection a system of dams with a total length of more than 5,000 km has been built along the river. Breaks of dams led to catastrophic floods, accompanied by large-scale destruction and a change in the river channel (the maximum change in the channel was about 800 km). Due to the incredible catastrophic floods, the Yellow River received the nickname "Mountain of China".
The Mekong River is the largest river in the Pacific Ocean basin on the Indochina Peninsula. Length - about 4500 km, basin area - 810 thousand km². The river originates on the Tangla Range in the Tibetan Plateau, flows into the South China Sea, forming a delta. The Mekong Delta is one of the largest deltas in the world. Located in Vietnam.
In the upper and middle reaches The Mekong flows mainly through the bottom of deep gorges, has a rapids channel. At the exit of the Mekong to the Cambodian plain, there is one of the largest, widest, waterfalls in the world - Khon (about 21 m high).
The waters of the lower Mekong used for irrigation. Wide floods of the river contribute to rice cultivation. The huge hydropower resources of the Mekong (about 75 million kW) are almost not used.
The rivers and lakes of the Mekong basin are rich in fish(mainly from the cyprinid family), a lot of waterfowl, preserved river dolphins, crocodiles, predominantly in Cambodia.
Mekong is navigable over 700 km (in high water - 1600 km, to Vientiane). Sea vessels rise to Phnom Penh (350 km). However, the river is very unstable, its course changes all the time, and shallows appear.
The Yukon is a river in the Pacific Ocean in northwestern Canada and the United States. The length of the river is 3185 km, the basin area is about 832 thousand km². The river originates in Marsh Lake in Canadian territory, then flows northwest to the border with Alaska, which it crosses almost exactly in the middle from east to west and flows into the Bering Sea, forming a delta. Main tributaries: Tanana, Pelly, Porcupine, Koyukuk.
Riverbed in the upper reaches it passes through a deep mountain valley; rapids are characteristic of this part of the river. Further, after confluence with the Pelly River, the channel of the Yukon River acquires a flat character.
Width valleys up to 30 km. In high water it rises 15-20 m above sea level. Water discharge at the mouth 6428 m³/sec. The river is navigable from May to September for 3200 km (up to the Whitehorse Rapids).
Economic value. The Swatka Reservoir was built in the Yukon.
Flora and fauna. Most of the river basin is located in the subarctic zone. The vegetation is represented by such tree species as aspen, birch, poplar, pine and spruce. Typical representatives of the fauna of the Pacific Ocean are: muskrats, beavers, weasels, foxes, lynxes, coyotes, wolves, minks and black bears. Wolverine, grizzly, bald eagle, golden eagle and trumpeter swan can also be found here, as well as large populations of migratory birds, primarily waterfowl and shore swallows.
In 1991, the 48-kilometer section of the river from La Berge Lake to the mouth of the Teslin River was included in List of protected rivers of Canada.
Yukon River known for itsgold rush" beginning of the XX century - Klondike, named after the tributary river.
Amur is the longest river Far East . It originates from the confluence of the Shilka and Argun rivers, flows through the territory of Russia and the border between Russia and China and flows into the Sea of Okhotsk (according to some sources - into the Sea of Japan). The length of the river is 2824 km. Main tributaries: Zeya, Bureya, Sungari, Ussuri, Anyui, Amgun. The average annual water flow in the mouth area is 11,400 m³/s. Amur is navigable along its entire length.
By pool area(1855 thousand km²) Amur takes the fourth place among the rivers of Russia and the tenth place among the rivers of the world. The Amur river basin is located in temperate latitudes East Asia. Within the Amur basin, four physical and geographical zones are represented: forest, forest-steppe, steppe and semi-desert.
According to the features of the valley the river of the Pacific Ocean basin is divided into three main sections: the Upper Amur (to the mouth of the Zeya River; 883 kilometers), the speed of the flow is 5.3 km / h, the Middle Amur (from the mouth of the Zeya River to the mouth of the Ussuri River inclusive; 975 kilometers), the speed of the flow 5.5 km / h and the Lower Amur (from the mouth of the Ussuri River to Nikolaevsk-on-Amur; 966 kilometers), the speed of the current is 4.2 km / h.
Ichthyofauna. The diversity of the ichthyofauna of the Amur is unparalleled among the rivers of Russia. More than 100 species and subspecies of fish are found here, of which 36 species are of commercial importance.
Ecology. Almost every year, the river exceeds the MPC for phenol, nitrates and microbiological indicators.
Colorado is a major river in the southwestern United States and the extreme northwest of Mexico. Length - 2334 km. The basin area is 637,137 km² (the seventh largest basin in North America). It originates in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, flows into the Gulf of California of the Pacific Ocean, forming a vast delta.
The height from which the waters of the sources of the river descend to the ocean is 3104 meters. On its way, the Colorado River forms several narrow canyons, including the famous Grand Canyon, whose picturesque views attract tourists from all over the world.
Climate in different parts of the Pacific basin is quite different. Temperature extremes range from 49°C in desert areas to -46°C in winter in the Rocky Mountains.
The Colorado River is of great economic importance: it is a necessary source of water for the needs of agriculture and the population of cities in the vast territory of the south-west of the country. The flow of the river and its tributaries is controlled by a variety of dams, reservoirs, and diversion channels that carry water both inside and outside the Colorado Basin, and provide water to about 40 million people. The river is actively used for electricity generation.
Ecological problems. Since the mid-20th century, overuse of the basin's rivers for irrigation and other purposes has meant that today Colorado increasingly does not reach the Gulf of California, except in the most abundant years.
Zhujiang- the third longest river in China, has a length of 2200 km. It is formed at the confluence of the Xijiang (Western River), Dongjiang (Eastern River), and Beijiang (Northern River). It flows into the South China Sea, forming a wide delta, turning into an estuary.
pearl river, starting in the jungle in the northeast of Vietnam, flows through southern China, absorbing many tributaries, which makes it the country's second most full-flowing river after the Yangtze. Like most Chinese rivers, it flows from west to east. flows into to Zhujiangkou Bay South China Sea, forming an estuary below, the length of which is over 40 km, and the area is 39,380 km 2. At the entrance to the estuary is the mountainous Wanshan archipelago, which includes 104 islands. Some islands of the archipelago are so large in area that they contain several districts of Guangzhou and other cities.
developed on the Pearl River pearl fishing, which gave the name to the river - "Pearl River".
Ecology. The Pearl River is one of the most polluted waterways in the world. The main sources of pollution are industrial and domestic effluents and air emissions. The Chinese government imposes a ban on fishing in Zhujiang for certain periods: in its waters, as well as in bottom sediments, salts of heavy metals and many other chemical compounds dangerous to human health are found - these data were given in a Greenpeace report in 2009 d. Unnatural chemical composition water also destroys fish spawning grounds and fish fry. The population of white dolphins in the South China Sea is also under threat.
In 2007, the World Bank allocated $97 million to the PRC to clean up Zhujiang. About 30 new treatment plants were built. In 2014, a joint report by the Department of Protection was published environment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Guangdong Provincial Environmental Protection Bureau, which stated that in 2013 compared to 2006, the air quality in the Pearl River region has improved significantly.
fraser- the main river of the province of British Columbia (Canada).
The Fraser River rises in Mount Robson Provincial Park on the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains in central British Columbia. It flows in a general southwesterly direction. The length of the river is 1370 km.
Pool area rivers 233,100 km², with most of the basin (232,300 km²) located in Canada, and a smaller part (800 km²) in the USA.
Nutrition mostly rain and snow, high water - from May to September. The average water flow per year is 112 km³, the river carries about 20 million tons of sediment (0.179 kg per cubic meter of water) into the Pacific Ocean.
The Fraser River flows into into the Strait of Georgia, forming a delta.
The Liaohe is the largest river in southern Manchuria. Formed at the confluence of the Dongliaohe and Xiliaohe rivers, flows into the Bohai Bay yellow sea. The length of the river is 1345 km, the basin area is 231 thousand km². Average water consumption of approximately 500 m³/sec. The influence of tides can be traced up to 40 km from the mouth.
Feeding the river mostly rainy. Freezes in December, opens in April. The Liaohe Basin is prone to frequent flooding during floods. Like the Yellow River, the Liaohe carries a lot of loess - fertile yellow soil.
Reservoirs created in Liaohe Basin to regulate runoff Dahofan, Erlongshan.
Liaohe is navigable from Shuangliao city. At the mouth of the river is the large seaport of Yingkou.
On the plain in the middle and lower reaches of the Liaohe River is located large oil and gas field of the same name, opened in 1980. The initial oil reserves are 500 million tons.
Chao Phraya is a river in the Indochina peninsula. the largest river in Thailand along with the Mekong. The river is formed at the confluence of the Ping and Nan rivers, flows into the Gulf of Thailand of the South China Sea. The length of the river with tributaries is about 1200 km.
River basin area- 150-160 thousand km². At the mouth of the Chao Phraya there is a delta, which, due to sediments, is displaced into the sea by 30-60 cm per year.
The river is navigable, full-flowing from May to November - during the monsoon rains.
The waters of the Pacific Ocean are used in irrigation agriculture (rice growing).
Cities are located on the river Nakhon Sawan, Uthai Thani, Chainat, Singburi, Angthong, Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Bangkok and Samut Prakan.
| Pacific river name |
Country (region) | Length | Swimming pool | Source | mouth | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean,flowing into the Pacific Ocean (Eurasia). |
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| Sepik | Papua New Guinea, Indonesia | 1126 km | 80,321 km² | Mount Victor Emmanuel | Pacific Ocean, Bismarck Sea | ||||
| Mahakam | Indonesia (Kalimantan Island, East Kalimantan Province) | 920 km | 80,000 km² | Southern slope of Mount Chemeru | Pacific Ocean, Macassar Strait | ||||
| Mamberamo | Indonesia (New Guinea, Popua Province) | 700 km | 80,000 km² | Pacific Ocean | |||||
| Kinabatangan | Malaysia (Kalimantan, Sabah) | 564 km | 16,800 km² | Central Sabah | Pacific Ocean, Sulu Sea | ||||
| Kluta | New Zealand, South Island, Otago Region | 338 km | 21,960 km² | Oz. Wanaka | Pacific Ocean, 75 km southwest of Dunedin | ||||
| Abukuma | Japan (Miyagi, Fukushima) | 239 km | 5390 km² | Mount Asahi, 1300 m. | Pacific Ocean, near the village of Watari | ||||
| Yoshino | Japan (Shikoku Island) | 194 km | 3750 km² | Pacific Ocean | |||||
| Sagami | Japan (Honshu island, Kanagawa and Yamanashi prefectures) | 109 km | 1680 km² | Lake Yamanaka | Pacific Ocean, near the city of Hiratsuka | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean,flowing into the Pacific Ocean (North America). |
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| Pacific river name | Country (region) | Length | Swimming pool | Source | mouth | ||||
| Colorado | USA, Mexico | 2334 km | 637 137 km² | Rocky Mountains | Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California | ||||
| balsas | Mexico | 724 km | 113,100 km² | Mexican highlands | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Skin | Canada (British Columbia) | 579 km | 54,400 km² | Spatsisi Plateau | Pacific Ocean, Chatham Bay | ||||
| Rio Grande de Santiago | Mexico (Jalisco) | 562 km | 76,400 km² | Lake Chapala | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Stickin | Canada (British Columbia), USA (Alaska) | 539 km | 52,000 km² | Spacisi Plateau | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Klamath | USA (California, Oregon) | 423 km | 40,795 km² | Lake Upper Klamath | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Lempa | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras | 422 km | 18,246 km² | between the Sierra Madre and the Sierra del Merendon | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Horn | USA (Oregon) | 322 km | 13,400 km² | cascade mountains | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Nass | Canada (British Columbia) | 280 km | 21,100 km² | coast range | Pacific Ocean, Portland Bay | ||||
| Tehuantepec | Mexico (Oaxaca) | 240 km | 10,090 km² | 17°00′26″ s. sh. 96°14′22″ W d. | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Tijuana | USA, Mexico | 195 km | Pacific Ocean | ||||||
| Nihalem | USA (Oregon) | 190.7 km | 2214 km² | Tillamook State Forest | Pacific Ocean, Nihalem Bay | ||||
| Umpqua | USA (Oregon) | 179 km | 11,163 km² | confluence of the North Umpqua and South Umpqua rivers | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Russian River | USA (California) | 177 km | 3846 km² | Mendocino Ridge | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| siuslow | USA (Oregon) | 177 km | 2002 km² | Southwest Lane County | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Suchyate | Guatemala, Mexico | 161 km | 1230 km² | Volcano Takana | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Santa Ana | USA (California) | 154 km | 6863 km² | San Bernardino Range | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Santa Ynez | USA (California) | 148 km | 2321 km² | Santa Ynez Ridge | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Rio Paz | Guatemala, El Salvador | 134 km | 2661 km² | Mountains of Quesada | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Santa Clara | USA (California) | 134 km | 4144 km² | San Gabriel Mountains | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Guadalupe | USA (California) | 160 km | Santa Cruz Mountains | Pacific Ocean, Alviso Bay | |||||
| Goascoran | Honduras, El Salvador | 130 km | 2663 km² | 13°57′51″ N. sh. 87°41′49″ W d. | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Sailets | USA (Oregon) | 109 km | 966 km² | Suslow National Forest | Pacific Ocean, Sailets Bay | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean,flowing into the Pacific Ocean (South America). |
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| Pacific river name | Country (region) | Length | Swimming pool | Source | mouth | ||||
| Loa | Chile | 440 km | 33,600 km² | Andes, Minho volcano | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Patia | Colombia | 400 km | 24,000 km² | Volcano Sotara | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Guayas | Ecuador | 389 km | 34,500 km² | Volcano Chimborazo | Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Guayaquil | ||||
| Bio Bio | Chile (Bio-Bio) | 380 km | 23,920 km² | Patagonian Andes | Pacific Ocean, Araucan Bay | ||||
| San Juan | Colombia (Choco) | 380 km | 15,000 km² | Andes, Mount Karamanta | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Chira | Peru (Pyura) | 315 km | 19,095 km² | Ecuadorian Andes | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Copiapó | Chile (Atacama) | 292 km | 18,800 km² | Confluence of the Horker and Rio Pulido | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Maule | Chile (Maule) | 240 km | 20,600 km² | Lake Maule | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Palena | Argentina, Chile | 240 km | 12,887 km² | Lake General Winter | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Huasco | Chile (Atacama) | 190 km | 9857 km² | Confluence of the Transito and Carmen rivers | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Salado | Chile (Atacama) | 175 km | 7575 km² | Pedernales Salt Flats | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| baker | Chile | 170 km | 26,726 km² | Lake Bertrand | Pacific Ocean, Baker Bay | ||||
| Elki | Chile (Coquimbo) | 170 km | 9826 km² | Confluence of the Turbio and Rio Claro rivers | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Tana | Chile (Taracapa) | 163 km | 2790 km² | andean plateau | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Rimac | Peru | 160 km | Andes | Pacific Ocean | |||||
| cisnes | Chile | 160 km | 5464 km² | Andes | Pacific Ocean, | ||||
| Quebrada de Vitor | Chile | 148 km | 1590 km² | Andes | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Liuta | Chile | 147 km | 3400 km² | Andes | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| aconcagua | Chile (Valparaiso) | 142 km | 7200 km² | Confluence of the rivers Juncal and Rio Blanco | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Rio Bueno | Chile (Los Rios, Los Lagos) | 130 km | 15,297 km² | Lake Ranko | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Andalien | Chile (Bio-Bio) | 130 km | 780 km² | 36°47′30″ S sh. 72°49′27″ W d. | Pacific Ocean, Concepción Bay | ||||
| Camarones | Chile | 128 km | 3070 km² | Andes | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| Quebrada de Asapa | Chile | 128 km | 3070 km² | andean plateau | Pacific Ocean | ||||
| tolten | Chile (Araucania) | 123 km | 8398 km² | Lake Villaricca | Pacific Ocean | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean,flowing into the Avacha Bay. |
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| Pacific river name | Country (region) | Length | Swimming pool | Source | mouth | ||||
| Avacha | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 122 km | 5090 km² | Ganal Range, Elizovsky District | Avacha Bay | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean,flowing into the Gulf of Alaska. |
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| Pacific river name | Country (region) | Length | Swimming pool | Source | mouth | ||||
| Susitna | USA (Alaska) | 504 km | 52,000 km² | alaska range | Pacific Ocean, Cook Inlet | ||||
| Copper | USA (Alaska) | 460 km | 62,500 km² | Wrangel mountains | Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Alaska | ||||
| Alsek | USA (Alaska), Canada (Yukon) | 250 km | Saint Elias Ridge, Canada | Pacific Ocean | |||||
| kenai | USA (Alaska) | 132 km | 5210 km² | Lake Kenai | Pacific Ocean, Cook Inlet | ||||
| Matanuska | USA (Alaska) | 120 km | Matanuska Glacier, Chugach Mountains | Pacific Ocean, Kenai Bay | |||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean,flowing into the Bering Sea. |
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| Pacific river name | Country (region) | Length | Swimming pool | Source | mouth | ||||
| Yukon | Canada (Yukon), USA (Alaska) | 3185 km | 832,000 km² | Oz. March (Canada) | Bering Sea | ||||
| Anadyr | 1150 km | 191,000 km² | Anadyr Plateau | Bering Sea, Onemen Bay | |||||
| Kuskokwim | USA (Alaska) | 1130 km | 124,319 km² | Confluence of the North Kuskokwim and South Kuskokwim rivers | Bering Sea, Kuskokwim Bay | ||||
| Great | Russia (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) | 451 km | 31,000 km² | Confluence of the rivers Kuyimveem and Kylvygeyvaam | Bering Sea, Onemen Bay | ||||
| Nushagak | USA (Alaska) | 451 km | 34,700 km² | Bering Sea, Bristol Bay | |||||
| Kanchalan | Russia (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) | 426 km | 20,600 km² | Chukchi highlands | Bering Sea, Kanchalan Estuary | ||||
| Vyvenka | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 395 km | 13,000 km² | Oz. Gorne, the foot of the Vetveysky ridge | Bering Sea, Corfu Bay | ||||
| Khatyrka | Russia (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) | 367 km | 13,400 km² | Koryak Highlands | Bering Sea | ||||
| Apuca | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 296 km | 13,600 km² | Olyutorsky ridge | |||||
| Pahacha | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 293 km | 13,400 km² | Bering Sea, Olyutorsky Bay | |||||
| Avtatkuul | Russia (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) | 197 km | 1290 km² | 63°42′40″ s. sh. 176°43′56″ E d. | Bering Sea, Anadyr Estuary | ||||
| Uqelayat | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 188 km | 6820 km² | Bering Sea, Dezhnev Bay | |||||
| Koyuk | USA (Alaska) | 185 km | 5200 km² | Centre. part of the Seward Peninsula | Bering Sea, Norton Bay | ||||
| Opuka | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 175 km | Bering Sea | ||||||
| Avyavayam | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 155 km | 1330 km² | ||||||
| Kuzitrin | USA (Alaska) | 153 km | Bering Sea, Imuruk Bay | ||||||
| Uka | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 149 km | 4480 km² | ||||||
| Ozernaya | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 145 km | 8480 km² | Confluence of the rivers Left Ozernaya and Right Ozernaya | Bering Sea | ||||
| Unalakleet | USA (Alaska) | 145 km | Mountain range Kaltag | Bering Sea, Norton Bay | |||||
| Nachiki | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 140 km | 1800 km² | Bering Sea, Karaginsky Bay, Litke Strait | |||||
| hailulya | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 112 km | 2220 km² | Bering Sea, Karaginsky Bay, Litke Strait | |||||
| Ilpi | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 112 km | 1790 km² | Bering Sea | |||||
| Gyrmekuul | Russia (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) | 110 km | 1900 km² | 64°51′00″ s. sh. 175°16′39″ E d. | Bering Sea, Kanchal Estuary | ||||
| Karaga | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 109 km | 2190 km² | Bering Sea, Karaginsky Bay | |||||
| Kurupka | Russia (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) | 100 km | 1980 km² | Chukchi Highlands, lake. Kurupka | Bering Sea, Kuyymkay lagoon | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean,flowing into the East China Sea. |
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| Pacific river name | Country (region) | Length | Swimming pool | Source | mouth | ||||
| Yangtze | China | 6300 km | 1,808,500 km² | Tibetan Plateau | East China Sea | ||||
| Minjiang | China (Fujian Province) | 577 km | East China Sea | ||||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean,flowing into the Yellow Sea. |
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| Pacific river name | Country (region) | Length | Swimming pool | Source | mouth | ||||
| Huanghe | China | 5464 km | 752,000 km² | Tibetan Plateau | Yellow Sea, Bohai Bay | ||||
| Liaohe | China (Liaoning Province) | 1345 km | 231,000 km² | Changtu County, Tieling City, Liaoning Province | Yellow Sea, Bohai Bay | ||||
| Luanhe | China (Inner Mongolia, Hebei Province) | 877 km | 44,900 km² | confluence of the Shandianhe and Heifenghe rivers | Yellow Sea, Liaodong Bay | ||||
| Yalujiang | DPRK, PRC | 813 km | 63,000 km² | Baitoushan volcano | |||||
| Hangang | Republic of Korea (Gyeonggi-do, Incheon, Seoul) | 514 km | Yellow Sea | ||||||
| Dalinghe | China (Liaoning Province) | 375 km | Yellow Sea, Bohai Bay | ||||||
| Weihe | China (Shandong Province) | 246 km | 6493 km² | Wulian County, Rizhao City | Yellow Sea, Bohai Bay | ||||
| cheongcheongan | North Korea | 217 km | 9553 km² | Nannim Mountains, Chagang Province | Yellow Sea, West Korea Bay | ||||
| mihe | China (Shandong Province) | 206 km | 3847 km² | Yishan Ridge | Yellow Sea, Bohai Bay | ||||
| Xiaolinghe | China (Liaoning Province) | 206 km | 5475 km² | Chaoyang County, Chaoyang City District | Yellow Sea, Bohai Bay | ||||
| Jiaolayhe | China (Shandong Province) | 130 km | 5478 km² | Gaomi County, Weifang City | Yellow Sea, Bohai Bay | ||||
| Bailanhe | China (Shandong Province) | 127 km | 1237 km² | Dagushan City, Shandong Province | Yellow Sea, Bohai Bay | ||||
| haihe | China (Hebei Province) | 102 km | 280,000 km² | confluence of the Baihe, Weihe, Ziyahe and Daqinghe rivers | Yellow Sea, Bohai Bay | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean,flowing into the Kamchatka Bay. |
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| Pacific river name | Country (region) | Length | Swimming pool | Source | mouth | ||||
| Kamchatka | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 758 km | 55,900 km² | median ridge | |||||
| watchman | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 110 km | 2040 km² | Pacific Ocean, Kamchatka Bay | |||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean,flowing into the Coral Sea. |
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| Pacific river name | Country (region) | Length | Swimming pool | Source | mouth | ||||
| Fly | Papua New Guinea | 1120 km | 76,000 km² | mountains star | |||||
| Berdekin | Australia (Queensland) | 732 km | 129,700 km² | Great Dividing Range, Seaview Range | Pacific Ocean, Coral Sea, Upstart Bay | ||||
| Fitzroy | Australia (Queensland) | 480 km | 142,664 km² | confluence of the Mackenzie and Dawson rivers | Pacific Ocean, Coral Sea | ||||
| Purari | Papua New Guinea | 470 km | 28,738 km² | Bismarck mountains | Pacific Ocean, Coral Sea, Gulf of Papua | ||||
| Brisbane | Australia (Queensland) | 344 km | 13,600 km² | Conondale Range, Mount Stanley | Pacific Ocean, Coral Sea, Moreton Bay | ||||
| kikori | Papua New Guinea | 320 km | west of Arthur Gordon's Ridge | Pacific Ocean, Coral Sea, Gulf of Papua | |||||
| Mary | Australia (Queensland) | 291 km | 9595 km² | near the village of Burubin | Pacific Ocean, Coral Sea, Great Sandy Sound | ||||
| Turama | Papua New Guinea | 200 km | central ridge | Pacific Ocean, Coral Sea, Gulf of Papua | |||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean,flowing into the Gulf of Nicoya. |
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| Pacific river name | Country (region) | Length | Swimming pool | Source | mouth | ||||
| Tempisque | Costa Rica (Guanacaste) | 144 km | 611 km² | Cordillera | Gulf of Nicoya | ||||
| Tarcoles | Costa Rica (Puntarenas) | 111 km | 2121 km² | confluence of the Central Cordillera and Cordillera rivers | Gulf of Nicoya | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean,flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. |
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| Pacific river name | Country (region) | Length | Swimming pool | Source | mouth | ||||
| Amur | China, Russia | 2824 km | 1,855,000 km² | confluence of the Argun and Shilka rivers | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Penzhina | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 713 km | 73,500 km² | Kolyma Highlands | |||||
| Kuyul | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 458 km | 24,100 km² | western spurs of the Vetveysky Range | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Shelekhov Bay, Penzhina Bay | ||||
| Ouda | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 457 km | 61,300 km² | confluence of the Anyanga and Taksan rivers | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Uda Bay | ||||
| Ulbeya | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 399 km | 13,500 km² | Suntar-Khayat ridge | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Hunting | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 393 km | 19,100 km² | Suntar-Khayat ridge | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Kuhtuy | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 384 km | 13,200 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| Taui | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 378 km | 25,900 km² | confluence of the Rasava and Lozovaya rivers | |||||
| Poronai | Russia (Sakhalin region) | 350 km | 7990 km² | East Sakhalin Mountains | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Gulf of Patience | ||||
| Inya | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 330 km | 19,700 km² | lake Hal-Dagy | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Tym | Russia (Sakhalin region) | 330 km | 7850 km² | Mount Lopatina | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Nyisky Bay | ||||
| hive | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 325 km | 15,500 km² | Dzhugdzhur mountains | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Guy | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 310 km | 13,200 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| crucible | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 300 km | 17,800 km² | median ridge | |||||
| Big | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 275 km | 10,800 km² | Ganal range | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| cloudberry | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 270 km | 5450 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| Pit | Russia (Magadan region) | 270 km | 12,500 km² | confluence of the Maimanja and Maimachan rivers | |||||
| Khairyuzova | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 265 km | 11,600 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| Zhupanova | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 242 km | 6980 km² | confluence of the rivers Left and Right Zhupanova | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Kronotsky Bay | ||||
| Icha | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 233 km | 4530 km² | Centre. part of the Middle Range | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Urak | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 229 km | 10,700 km² | western slopes of the Urak plateau | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| white-headed | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 226 km | 4000 km² | western slopes of the Middle Range | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Khairyuzovskaya Bay | ||||
| Gizhiga | Russia (Magadan region) | 221 km | 11,900 km² | apple ridge | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Gizhiginskaya Bay | ||||
| Oblukovina | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 213 km | 3110 km² | western spurs of the Middle Range | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| empty | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 205 km | 5620 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Shelikhov Bay | |||||
| Arman | Russia (Magadan region) | 197 km | 7770 km² | Kolyma Highlands | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Tauyskaya Bay | ||||
| Kuivivayam | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 187 km | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Penzhina Bay | ||||||
| Kolpakova | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 185 km | 2730 km² | median ridge | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Amanina | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 181 km | 1960 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Shelikhov Bay | |||||
| Tylkhoy | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 180 km | 11,600 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Penzhina Bay | |||||
| Sopochnaya | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 176 km | 4060 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| Thor | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 176 km | 4430 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| Tugur | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 175 km | 11,900 km² | confluence of the rivers Assyn and Konin | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Tugur Bay | ||||
| Krutogorova | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 169 km | 2650 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| Bolshaya Vorovskaya | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 167 km | 3660 km² | 53°58′44″ s. sh. 157°27′04″ E d. | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Voyamppolka | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 167 km | 7950 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Shelikhov Bay | |||||
| Ola | Russia (Magadan region) | 166 km | 8570 km² | slopes of the Olsky plateau | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Tauyskaya Bay | ||||
| Opala | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 161 km | 4070 km² | confluence of the rivers Right Opala and Middle Opala | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Rekinniki | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 146 km | 5090 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Shelikhov Bay | |||||
| Palana | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 141 km | 2500 km² | western slope of the Middle Range | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Shelikhov Bay | ||||
| Yana | Russia (Magadan region) | 134 km | 8660 km² | confluence of the rivers Right Yana and Left Yana | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Tauyskaya Bay | ||||
| Saichik | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 131 km | 928 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| langry | Russia (Sakhalin Region, Sakhalin Island) | 130 km | 1190 km² | 52°40′57″ s. sh. 142°28′08″ E d. | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Tatar Strait, Amur Estuary | ||||
| Lutoga | Russia (Sakhalin region) | 130 km | 1530 km² | Mitsulsky ridge | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Aniva Bay | ||||
| Utkholok | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 128 km | 1350 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| Qahtana | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 125 km | 2290 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Shelekhov Bay | |||||
| Malkachan | Russia (Magadan region) | 123 km | 1380 km² | Kolyma Highlands | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Shelikhov Bay | ||||
| Kohl | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 122 km | 1580 km² | median ridge | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Lesnaya | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 119 km | 3560 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Shelekhov Bay | |||||
| Naiba | Russia (Sakhalin region) | 119 km | 1660 km² | Schrenk Ridge | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Aldoma | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 118 km | 3440 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Aldoma Bay | |||||
| Hey | Russia (Sakhalin region) | 117 km | 578 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Chayvo Bay | |||||
| Pymta | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 115 km | 1050 km² | southern part of the Middle Range | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Shaft | Russia (Sakhalin region) | 112 km | 1440 km² | North Sakhalin lowland | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Chaivo Bay | ||||
| Golygin | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 112 km | 2100 km² | confluence of the Rybnaya and Yuzhny Ksudach rivers | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| shaman | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 109 km | 2250 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Shelikhov Bay | |||||
| Kihchik | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 103 km | 1950 km² | confluence of the rivers Right Kikhchik and Left Kikhchik | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | ||||
| Udov | Russia (Kamchatka Territory) | 103 km | 1590 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| Langeri | Russia (Sakhalin region) | 101 km | 1360 km² | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk | |||||
| Nabil | Russia (Sakhalin region) | 101 km | 1010 km² | Nabil Range | Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Nabil Bay | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean,flowing into the Salish Sea. |
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| Pacific river name | Country (region) | Length | Swimming pool | Source | mouth | ||||
| fraser | Canada (British Columbia) | 1370 km | 233,100 km² | Mount Robson, Rocky Mountains | Salish Sea, Strait of Georgia | ||||
| Nisqually | USA (Washington) | 130 km | 1339 km² | Mount Rainier National Park | Salish Sea, Puget Sound (bay system) | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean,flowing into the Solomon Sea. |
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| Pacific river name | Country (region) | Length | Swimming pool | Source | mouth | ||||
| markham | Papua New Guinea | 180 km | Finistere Range | Pacific Ocean, Solomon Sea, Yuon Bay | |||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean,flowing into the Tasman Sea. |
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Pacific river name |
Country (region) | Length | Swimming pool | Source | mouth | ||||
| hunter | 300 km | 22,000 km² | Liverpool Ridge | tasman sea | |||||
| Wanganui | New Zealand (Manawatu-Wanganui) | 290 km | Mount Tongariro | tasman sea | |||||
| Yarra | Australia (Victoria) | 242 km | Great Dividing Range | Tasman Sea, Port Phillip Bay | |||||
| Derwent | Australia (Tasmania) | 215 km | 9249 km² | Lake St. Clair | Tasman Sea, Storm Bay | ||||
| Huon | Australia (Tasmania) | 169 km | Lake Pedder | Tasman Sea, D'Entrecasteaux Strait | |||||
| Hawkesbury | Australia (New South Wales) | 126 km | 21,730 km² | Confluence of the Nepean and Gros rivers | Tasman Sea, Broken Bay | ||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean,flowing into the South China Sea. |
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| Pacific river name | Country (region) | Length | Swimming pool | Source | mouth | ||||
| Mekong | China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam | 4500 km | 810,000 km² | Tibetan Plateau | South China Sea | ||||
| Zhujiang | PRC | 2200 km | 437,000 km² | Confluence of the Xijiang, Dongjiang and Beijiang rivers | South China Sea | ||||
| Chao Phraya | Thailand | 1200 km | 150,000 km² | Khunthan Range and Phipannam Highlands | |||||
| Hongha | China, Vietnam | 1183 km | 158,000 km² | Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China | |||||
| Capuas | Indonesia | 1143 km | 98,749 km² | The junction of the Müller and Upper Kapuas mountain ranges | South China Sea | ||||
| Hari | Indonesia (Sumatra) | 600 km | 40,000 km² | Barisan Range | South China Sea | ||||
| Rajang | Malaysia (Sarawak) | 563 km | 60,000 km² | Range Iran | South China Sea | ||||
| Ka or Lam | Laos, Vietnam | 513 km | 27,200 km² | The confluence of the rivers Nyon and Mat | South China Sea, Bakbo Bay | ||||
| Ma | Laos, Vietnam | 512 km | 28,400 km² | Son La Province, Vietnam | South China Sea, Bakbo Bay | ||||
| Pahang | Malaysia (Pahang) | 459 km | Confluence of the rivers Gelai and Tembeling | South China Sea | |||||
| Hanjiang | PRC (Guangdong) | 410 km | Confluence of the Meijiang and Tingjiang rivers | South China Sea | |||||
| Agno | Philippines | 206 km | 5952 km² | Central Cordillera | South China Sea, Lingayen Gulf | ||||
| Makhlong | Thailand | 140 km | The confluence of the Khweiai and Khuenoi rivers | South China Sea, Gulf of Thailand | |||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean,flowing into the Java Sea. |
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| Pacific river name | Country (region) | Length | Swimming pool | Source | mouth | ||||
| barito | Indonesia | 900 km | 100,000 km² | Müller Ridge | Java Sea | ||||
| Solo | Indonesia (East Java) | 548 km | 16,100 km² | Volcanoes Lavu and Meshali | Java Sea | ||||
| Chitarum | Indonesia (West Java) | 300 km | Java Sea | ||||||
Rivers of the Pacific Ocean,flowing into the Sea of Japan. |
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| Pacific river name | Country (region) | Length | Swimming pool | Source | mouth | ||||
| Foggy | China, North Korea, Russia | 549 km | 41,200 km² | Changbaishan Plateau | Japanese Sea | ||||
| Shinano | Japan | 367 km | 11,900 km² | The confluence of the Sai and Dzikuma rivers | Japanese Sea | ||||
| Tumnin | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 364 km | 22,400 km² | Krutaya, Khomi ridge | Sea of Japan, Tatar Strait, Datta Bay | ||||
| Ishikari | Japan (Hokkaido) | 268 km | 14,200 km² | Japanese Sea | |||||
| Razdolnaya | China, Russia | 245 km | 16,830 km² | The confluence of the Xiaosuifenhe and Dasuifenhe rivers | Sea of Japan, Amur Bay | ||||
| Coppi | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 219 km | 7290 km² | Southeast slope of Mount Yako-Yani | Sea of Japan, Tatar Strait, Andrey Bay | ||||
| Samarga | Russia (Primorsky Territory) | 218 km | 7760 km² | Sikhote-Alin Ridge | |||||
| Mogami | Japan | 216 km | 7400 km² | Japanese Sea | |||||
| Agano | Japan | 210 km | 7710 km² | 37°02′37″ s. sh. 139°38′47″ E d. | Japanese Sea | ||||
| Go | Japan | 194 km | 3900 km² | Mount Asa | Japanese Sea | ||||
| partisan | Russia (Primorsky Territory) | 142 km | 4140 km² | Sikhote-Alin Ridge | Sea of Japan, Nakhodka Bay | ||||
| Viakhtu | Russia (Sakhalin region) | 131 km | 783 km² | Western slope of Kamyshovy ridge | Sea of Japan, Tatar Strait, Viakhtu Bay | ||||
| Jinzu | Japan (Toyama, Gifu) | 120 km | 2720 km² | Mount Kaore | Japanese Sea | ||||
| Kema | Russia (Primorsky Territory) | 119 km | 2720 km² | Sikhote-Alin Ridge | Sea of Japan, Storm Bay | ||||
| edinka | Russia (Primorsky Territory) | 108 km | 2120 km² | Sikhote-Alin Ridge | Japanese Sea | ||||
| Big Khadia | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 107 km | 1990 km² | Sea of Japan, Tatar Strait | |||||
| Botchi | Russia (Khabarovsk Territory) | 106 km | 2810 km² | Sikhote-Alin Ridge | Japanese Sea | ||||
| Kievka | Russia (Primorsky Territory) | 105 km | 3120 km² | Sikhote-Alin Ridge | Sea of Japan, Kievka Bay | ||||
| Maksimovka | Russia (Primorsky Territory) | 103 km | 2240 km² | Sikhote-Alin Ridge | Japanese Sea | ||||
| coal burner | Russia (Sakhalin region) | 102 km | 1250 km² | Sea of Japan, Tatar Strait | |||||
In this article, we examined the topic of the Rivers of the Pacific Ocean, read on: Straits of the Pacific Ocean - list and characteristics.
Before finding out which rivers belong to the Pacific basin, it is worth knowing what it is.
The deceptive Pacific Ocean is surrounded by five continents:
A myriad of islands are scattered throughout its territory. The ocean connects countries and people by water and air.
The Pacific was first called the Great, it is the leader among other oceans:
The rivers belonging to the Pacific Ocean make up a list of almost four hundred names. They replenish the water supply and bring alluvium - the material for the structure of the bottom. Basically, these are turbulent mountain streams with a winding channel.
Most deep rivers The Pacific Ocean basins belong to the lands of Eurasia and North America. The rest of the continents give little inflow. Asian drains have an impact only on the adjacent seas. Those that escape from American shores become completely part of the ocean.
The Yangtze River crosses China from west to east. It divided the country, giving rise to different cultures on its two banks in antiquity.
The source of the Yangtze is located in the mountains of Tibet at around 5000 m above sea level. Here it is fed by the glaciers of the Tangla and Kukushili ranges. At the beginning of the journey, the river is called Jinshajiang.
Having squeezed through the gorges of the Sino-Tibetan mountains, it significantly loses height. In the canyon Leaping Tiger Gorge, the narrowest place on the river is located - about 30 m. According to legend, a tiger, running away from a hunter, was able to overcome this distance. The canyon is located on the territory of the protected park "Three parallel rivers" protected by UNESCO, namely the Yangtze, Mekong and Salween.
Further, the path of the Yangtze passes through the Sichuan Basin. Here it is joined by the large tributaries of the Minjiang and Jialingjiang. The rivers here are fed by the monsoons. The current becomes peaceful, from here full-fledged navigation begins.
A popular tourist destination is the Three Gorges. The Yangtze and Wujiang, one of its main tributaries, cut their way through the Wushan mountain range, forming the Quitang, Wu and Xiling gorges.
The beauty of nature is set off by the most powerful hydroelectric power station built on the river. The cascade of dams contributes to the destruction of natural and historical monuments located here.
Below the Yangtze, it flows through the Jianghan Plain, where it is replenished by the waters of several lakes and tributaries, of which there are more than 700, of which the largest is the Hanshui.
Passing along the southern tip of the Great Plain of China, the Yangtze splits into many branches and, when it flows into the South China Sea, forms the Golden Triangle - a wide delta that forms an estuary. The eight-kilometer Sutun Bridge is thrown across it - the longest cable-stayed bridge on the planet. Here stands the most populous city on Earth - Shanghai.
In the Pacific Ocean, the Yangtze is the largest river in Eurasia. The Chinese themselves call it the "Long River" - Changjiang. In general, its length is 6300 km.
The waters of the river are used for electricity production, agriculture, fishing, tourism and navigation in conjunction with the Grand Canal.
The second longest river in the Pacific Ocean basin is the Yellow River, called the Yellow River for its unusual color. Its length, according to various estimates, ranges from 4670 km to 5464 km.
For a long time, it bore the name "Sorrow of China" or "River of a Thousand Sorrows." The reason for this was the regular destructive floods that claimed many lives. Two dozen times its channel changed the direction and location of the mouth, flooding entire villages.
Gradually, the river is covered with sand brought from the source and becomes more and more recalcitrant. Despite the construction of several dozen dams for power plants, special bypass channels and watersheds, disasters recur every few years.
But the same sediments enable farmers to get a rich harvest. The use of water for the bay of rice fields led to the fact that the Yellow River began to dry up.
The area of the river basin is approximately 750 thousand square kilometers. It is difficult to accurately determine due to the changeable nature of the current. For the same reason, navigation is poorly developed even on a calm flat part.
The Yellow River originates at an altitude of 4500 m on the Tibetan Plateau near Bayan-Khara-Ula, not far from the source of the Yangtze and the Mekong. The upper reaches of these rivers were united in the reserve "Sources of three rivers".
Escaping from the embrace of the Tibetan mountains, the river makes the Ordos loop, hugging a section of the Ordos steppe. Between low hills covered with rare shrubs, mirrors of salt and fresh lakes glisten. Among them, the mausoleum of the great conqueror Genghis Khan was lost. The southern border is guarded by the Great Wall of China. The Yellow River continues south and enters the Loess Plateau. The loess washed out of the soil - a calcareous rock of a light yellow color - became the reason for the name of the river. Here it is the only major source of moisture for numerous agricultural enterprises and cities. Then, downstream, the withdrawn water is replenished by numerous tributaries, the most important of which are the Daxiahe, Weihe, Taohe, Luohe. After running along the Great Plain of China, the Huang He flows into the Yellow Sea, forming a delta on the shores of the Bohai Bay.
Dozens of power plants and industrial waste discharges present an environmental problem. The water is so polluted that it is not even suitable for use in industry and agriculture.
The Mekong River also belongs to the Pacific Ocean. It starts on the Tangla Ridge at an altitude of about 5 thousand kilometers and crosses the borders of six states of Indochina:
For the last three, it partially serves as a natural boundary. Each country has its own name. For example, for the Chinese - Lancangjiang, and for the Vietnamese - Cu Long.
The length of the river is 4.5 thousand km and a fairly calm flow in the flat part allows it to be used as a serious transport artery. In normal times, you can rise from the mouth for 700 km, and in high water - for 1600 km. Most of the path of the Mekong passes through mountain crevices. A fast full-flowing current is replete with rapids.
The construction of hydroelectric power plants is hampered by disputes between neighbors. After all, the nutrition of the river depends both on rains and on glaciers at the source. Residents of Laos and Cambodia fear that the dams will block the flow of water.
On the border between Laos and Cambodia, the level of the channel gradually changes to 21 m, a stepped spectacular waterfall Khon is formed. After it, the stream enters the plain, calms down.
Additional inflow is provided by lakes. The most original of them is Tonle Sap. It constantly changes shape, so the inhabitants build houses right on the water, and the runoff from the lake joins the Mekong stream along with all the waste. This practice was adopted by the people of Vietnam. They live in houseboats, under which fish are raised in nets as livestock. The Mekong Delta is located in Vietnam. Eight of its branches have formed estuaries extending far into the South China Sea. The shores are covered with impenetrable swamps and jungles.
The list of the longest rivers belonging to the Pacific Ocean includes the North American Yukon River with a length of 3185 km. For its full flow and harsh character, the Indians called it the "Big River".
Unlike those described above, it flows through cold lands and is covered with ice for more than six months. Most of the water comes from glaciers and melting snow.
Despite the cold, animals live here, salmon comes to spawn.
The source of the Yukon is the Atlin Lake complex, located in southwestern Canada at around 731 m above sea level. The river flows out of Marsh Lake, the last in the chain.
The Canadian part of the river is mountainous and full of rapids. It is unsuitable for boating.
In this part, the course is flat, in the warm season from June to September it is used for navigation. In June, floods occur when the water level rises to 20 m. Only four automobile bridges and many crossings are thrown across the stream.
The Yukon flows into the Bering Sea. The Delta is the most densely populated place in Alaska. But at the beginning of the 20th century, it was impossible to find the Yukon and its tributary Klondike on world maps. After the discovery of gold deposits, there were more hunters to move to the gold-bearing shores than they could accommodate. Now there are few who want to live in this cold land. The gold rush has left only an aura of romance that attracts tourists. They also go on steamboat excursions in order to admire the picturesque rocky shores.
The Far Eastern full-flowing Amur has a length of 2824 kilometers. The basin area covers a little less than two million square kilometers and captures part of the territory of Mongolia.
Ice lies on the river for half a year, from July to August heavy rains lead to floods.
The beginning of the Amur is considered to be the confluence of the Shilka and Argun rivers at an altitude of 303 m above sea level. If you add the length of the sources, in general you get more than 4000 km. After the confluence, it heads east, separating the territory of Russia from China, where it is called the "Black River" or "Black Dragon". From this place begins full-fledged shipping.
Among the numerous tributaries of the Amur there are such as the Zeya. It is deeper and more full-flowing and can compete for leadership. The point of its confluence separates the mountainous Upper and swampy valleys of the Middle Amur.
After the annexation of the Ussuri, the Lower Amur begins near Khabarovsk. The gently sloping valley is covered with lakes and oxbow lakes left after seasonal floods.
The Amur ends in the Amur Estuary, from where it exits to the Tatar Strait, then to the Sea of Okhotsk and further to the Pacific Ocean.
The nature on the banks is as diverse as the nature of the current. As water boiling on rapids is replaced by a network of channels, so steppes and semi-deserts are replaced by taiga forests. Fishermen love the river for the abundance of tasty fish. Scientists are studying ancient rock paintings left about three thousand years ago. Extreme tourists rafting. Cautious tourists can arrange a photo shoot for local birds and animals and, possibly, catch the rarest Amur tiger in the frame.
The rivers included in the Pacific basin can be listed for a long time. This list includes Anadyr, Colorado, Fraser, Liaohe, Brisbane and others. All of them are beautiful. Each of them has its own characteristics, they benefit a person.
