Nam Pang River Explained
| Nam Pang River |
| Map Size: | 200 |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Mouth Elevation: | 240m (790feet) |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 20.955°N 98.5003°W |
The Nam Pang River, also known as Pang River, is a major river of Shan State, eastern Burma. It is the largest tributary of the Salween River.[1] [2]
Course
Its source is in the hills northeast of Pangkyehtu and it flows by the town of Kunhing.[3]
The Nam Pang joins the Salween from the right at the village of Na-hkilek at 20.955°N 98.5003°W at an elevation of 240m (790feet). A few miles beyond the confluence is said to be "a strange whirlpool, at the place the river is in a gorge between limestone cliffs, which fall smooth and precipitous to the water's edge."[4]
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Notes and References
- Book: Beach. Frederick Converse. Frederick Converse Beach. Rines. George Edwin. George Edwin Rines. The Americana: a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world. 29 September 2011. Now in the public domain.. 1908. Scientific American compiling department. 988–.
- Book: Grigson. Geoffrey. Gibbs-Smith. Charles Harvard. Places: a volume of travel in space and time: places which have delighted, intrigued, and intimidated men. 28 September 2011. 1957. Hawthorn Books.
- http://www.internationalrivers.org/resources/briefing-current-status-of-dam-projects-on-burma%E2%80%99s-salween-river-7868 Current Status of Dam Projects on Burma’s Salween River
- Book: Collis, Maurice. Lords of the sunset: a tour in the Shan states. 28 September 2011. 1938. Dodd, Mead.
