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Thursday, June 5, 2008

Mekong had too many falls and rapids to ever be useful for navigation. The Lao stretch of Mekong River is characterised by gorges and rapids.

Mekong River Rapids near Chiang Khan Loei Province, where the opposite is Laos

Source: http://www.thailandmagic.com/Loei/Mekong%20River%20Rapids%20near%20Chiang%20Khan%20Loei%20Province%20opposite%20is%20Laos.jpg

Dragon's Teeth Rapid on The Mekong River

Source: http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/mekong1995/dragonsteeth.jpg

Lancang gorge in Tibet

Source: http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/journals/2004/LancangGorge.jpg

Mekong River valley near Tibet

Source: http://www.arizonahandbook.com/images/C20-34.jpg

There is a famous waterfall, Khone Falls near the Cambodian border. The Khone Falls are the main reason that the Mekong is not navigable into China.

Khone Fall

Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Somphamit.jpg/800px-Somphamit.jpg

A bigger view of the Khone Fall

Source: http://www.cpamedia.com/travel/laos_champasak_to_bolaven_plateau/khone_phapeng_falls_243x164.jpg

The Mekong Delta is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries.

A satellite image of the Mekong Delta

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekong_Delta

A clear view of Mekong Delta and the distributaries (with the name written in bold red)

Source: http://alliance.la.asu.edu/mywonderfulworld/GeoLiteracy/MartinFord/Photos/mangroves_mekong_delta.jpg

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