Yangtze
Yangtze or Yangzi (or simplified Chinese: 长江; traditional Chinese: 長江; pinyin: Cháng Jiāng; 'long river') is the longest river in Eurasia and the third-longest in the world. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains of the Tibetan Plateau and flows 6,300 km (3,915 mi) in a generally easterly direction to the East China Sea. It is the fifth-largest primary river by discharge volume in the world. Its drainage basin comprises one-fifth of the land area of China, and is home to nearly one-third of the country's population.
| Native name | 长江 (Cháng Jiāng)
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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
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| Source:coordinates | 32°36′14″N 94°30′44″E
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| Source:elevation | 5,170 m (16,960 ft)
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| Mouth:coordinates | 31°23′37″N 121°58′59″E
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| Length | 6,300 km (3,900 mi)
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| Basin size | 1,808,500 km (698,300 sq mi)
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| Discharge:average | 30,166 m/s (1,065,300 cu ft/s)
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| Discharge:minimum | 2,000 m/s (71,000 cu ft/s)
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| Discharge:maximum | 110,000 m/s (3,900,000 cu ft/s)
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BASIN FEATURES
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