Yalu River
river on the border between North Korea and China
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Summary
Yalu River is a transboundary river[1]. It draws 2,898 Wikipedia views per month (transboundary river category, ranking #4 of 10).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Liaoning[3]
- Country: People's Republic of China[4], North Korea[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Instance of: river[7]
- Basin country: People's Republic of China[8]
- Commons category: Yalu River[9]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Korea Bay[10]
- Origin of the watercourse: Changbai Korean Autonomous County[11], Heaven Lake[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yalu River[13]
- Tributary: Changjin-gang[14], Changja River[15]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Yalu River Basin[16]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[17], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[19], New International Encyclopedia[20], Enroute Coasts of Korea and China (Twentieth Edition)[21], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[22], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24], Small Soviet Encyclopedia[25]
- Length: 813 km[26]
- Watershed area: 39,800 km²[27]
- Distributary: Sorok River[28]
Why It Matters
Yalu River has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]