Chaeryong River
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| Chaeryong River | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Yellow Sea, South Hwanghae Province |
| Mouth | |
• location | Taedong River |
• coordinates | 38°38′45″N 125°37′17″E / 38.6457°N 125.6213°E |
| Length | 120 kilometers (75 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 3,600 km2 (1,400 sq mi) |
Chaeryong River (Korean: 재령강) is the main tributary of the Taedong River.[1] It is navigable for 38 km from its mouth by 300-ton ships,[2] and provides sea access to Sariwon.
The river originates from Namsan Mountain in Duryeon-myeon, Hwanghae-do, and Iyul-myeon, Byeokseong-gun, and flows through the Jaeryeong Plain.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b National Committee of DPR Korea for IHP UNESCO: Taedong River Basin (PDF; 8,4 MB)
- ^ a b 권, 혁재, "재령강 (載寧江) Jaereong River", 한국민족문화대백과사전 [Encyclopedia of Korean Culture] (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved 2024-04-25