U.S. Army defector Joseph T. White was reported to have drowned in the Ch'ongch'on River, according to a letter dated 22 August 1985 which had been sent to his family.
^. Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2013. Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
^"nknews- "North Korea building 10 new hydroelectric dams"". December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
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Appearance of Chongchon River basin changes beyond recognition 2007-10-10 at the Wayback Machine. KCNA, May 29, 2002.
November 30, 2023
chongchon, river, this, article, about, river, ship, chong, chon, gang, ŏngch, river, north, korea, having, source, rangrim, mountains, chagang, province, emptying, into, yellow, sinanju, river, flows, past, myohyang, through, city, anju, south, yŏngan, provin. This article is about a river For the ship see Chong Chon Gang The Ch ŏngch ŏn is a river in North Korea having its source in the Rangrim Mountains of Chagang Province and emptying into the Yellow Sea at Sinanju The river flows past Myohyang san and through the city of Anju South P yŏngan Province Its total length is 217 km 135 mi and it drains a basin of 9 553 km2 3 688 sq mi Ch ongch on RiverLocation of the Ch ongch on RiverLocationCountriesNorth Korea PRK Physical characteristicsSourceRangrim Mountains coordinates40 25 30 N 126 43 10 E 40 42500 N 126 71944 E 40 42500 126 71944MouthYellow Sea coordinates39 34 38 N 125 25 59 E 39 57722 N 125 43306 E 39 57722 125 43306Length217 km 135 mi Chongchon RiverChosŏn gŭl청천강Hancha淸川江Revised RomanizationCheongcheon gangMcCune ReischauerCh ŏngch ŏn gang Contents 1 Important Bird Area 2 Hydroelectric dams 3 Incidents 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksImportant Bird Area editThe river s estuary has been identified by BirdLife International as an 8000 ha 19 768 acre Important Bird Area IBA because it supports significant numbers of the populations of various bird species These include swan geese bean geese whooper swans Oriental storks black faced spoonbills Chinese egrets great bustards white naped cranes hooded cranes red crowned cranes Far Eastern curlews and spotted greenshanks The site includes the 800 ha 1 977 acre Mundok Nature Reserve 1 Hydroelectric dams editNorth Korea is building 10 new hydroelectric dams on the Chongchon River to spur rapid development 2 Incidents editIn 612 Goguryeo massacred the Sui army at the Battle of Salsu Ch ongch on River in the Goguryeo Sui Wars In late November 1950 in the Korean War the Chinese army decisively defeated the UNC forces at the Battle of the Ch ongch on River ensuring the continued existence of North Korea U S Army defector Joseph T White was reported to have drowned in the Ch ongch on River according to a letter dated 22 August 1985 which had been sent to his family See also editRivers of Korea Battle of the Ch ongch on River Chong Chon GangReferences edit Chongchon River estuary including Mundok Nature Reserve Important Bird Areas factsheet BirdLife International 2013 Archived from the original on 10 July 2007 Retrieved 25 April 2013 nknews North Korea building 10 new hydroelectric dams December 11 2014 Retrieved December 16 2014 External links editAppearance of Chongchon River basin changes beyond recognition Archived 2007 10 10 at the Wayback Machine KCNA May 29 2002 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chongchon River amp oldid 1145700217, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
