Asia conquers his nature, ancient culture and rich history, many unusual traditions, fine cuisine and hospitable people.Study it interesting even for those who are not interested in travel.River - in the center of the life of any nation, so it is with them should start exploring the region.The great rivers of Asia not only determine the geographical features of the region, but also affect the culture and traditions of the locals.Which ones are the most famous and valuable?
Yangtze
Enumerating the major rivers of Asia, you should definitely start with this.Yangtze River stretches for 6300 kilometers.The source of the legendary river is located on the Tibetan Plateau.With a height of 5,000 meters above sea level of the Yangtze down the Sino-Tibetan mountains in a narrow gorge.At such sites, the river has a very harsh character.Then Pool is located in the Sichuan Basin, and in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River passes through the Jianghan Plain and Southern Great Plain of China.When it splits into several branches, and flows into the sea.Power pool are the monsoon rains, and in the mountainous region of water supplemented by melting snow and glaciers.For major tributaries include such Yangtze rivers of Asia, as the Yalong River, Han Jialing, Minjiang.The waters are inhabited by many fish that allows residents to actively engage in fishing off the coast of carp, grass carp and silver carp.In cold weather, the upper portions of the Yangtze River covered with ice, but very briefly, and only where the current is extremely quiet.
Huanghe
Not all rivers east Asia so famous as this.No wonder: the length of the Yellow River is nearly 5,000 kilometers.It descends from the Tibetan plateau to the desert valley in the south.Pool Huanghe occupies 700,000 square kilometers.Valley where the river flows, the Chinese referred to as Shin-sous-hai.It is enriched by the Yellow River water into the lake and Tsarina-nor it flows already having a width of more than fifteen meters.The chain of reservoirs on the path of the river is a natural reservoir of fresh water, which are located at 4,000 meters above sea level.From the lake, nor Noreen Yellow River flows to the width of eighty meters and flows through a broad valley, and then the canyon ridge Amne-Machin.Rounding it is sent to the East River, to the city of Kuei-blow.Six hundred and fifty kilometers it flows along the Great Wall, and then flows into the Gulf of Zhili.Power is provided by rain and melting snow.Tributaries are the rivers of Asia such as Udinhe, Weihe and Fynhe.In the waters inhabited by Chinese crab.River moves at a rate such that practically not covered with ice, only a couple of weeks in the middle or downstream in the coldest months of the year.
Ob and Irtysh
These rivers flow through Asia, eastern Russia.Obi length equals 3,650 kilometers, and from the source of Irtysh pool of more than 5400 is located in the Tomsk and Tyumen regions, the Altai Territory and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District.Ob flows into the Kara Sea.The waters can produce many different kinds of fish: here live sterlet, sturgeon, herring, eel, maksun.For fishing using seines, nets and spears.In addition, the banks are hunted ducks, swans and geese.Ice-covered river in October - on the upper and middle sections of the flow, and later - on the bottom.Coming off the ice cover by May.
Mekong
length of the river is 4,500 kilometers.It originates in Tibet, flows through China's Yunnan province, and then in Vietnam and Cambodia, is moving to the South China Sea.Like other rivers of Asia, the Mekong different spectacular swimming pool with an area of 810 square kilometers.A distinctive feature is the frequent floods that occur during the melting of snow in Tibet and during the heavy summer rains.The Mekong has three hoses with many tributaries.One of them, Udong, forms the lake Thale Sap known plenty of fish.The river is mainly rain, but the upper reaches replenished as snow and glaciers.Known tributaries are rivers of Asia such as the moon, We, the Tonle Sap, Then and San.Residents of coastal fishing for carp and waterfowl.
Cupid
Many people thinking about the region, remember that the longest river in Asia - the Yangtze.Come to mind as mentioned above the Yellow River or the Mekong.But about Russian Amur river like many people do not think.Nevertheless pool it is precisely in the Asian part of the continent.In addition, the Amur flows into the Sea of Japan and is one of the longest rivers in the region.Its basin covers two million square kilometers, and the length - more than three thousand.It is interesting that in different parts of the river has different names: in the upper Onon is, then, at the confluence with Ingoda, it is only after the Shilka and Argun connection gets the name of the Amur.Power comes from rain and snow in these parts is small, so the spring floods do not happen.Increased water happens only in the season of showers.The biggest occurred in 1872, when water was sixteen meters above the usual level.But there is such a feature and advantage: the river for shipping, which is on the whole population of the banks of the Amur.
Indus
Many great rivers of Asia were once the cradle of civilization.Indus is no exception and is known in history since ancient ages.Its length is 3180 kilometers.At the top of it feeds melting glaciers, and in the middle and lower - rainfall and snow.Among the tributaries include numerous small rivers of Asia.The list includes the lesser known - Zanskar, Shaysk, Shigar, Gilgit, and more famous - Kabul.In the waters of the Indus inhabit a variety of fish - minnows, cupids, carp.He never covered by ice.The river originates in Tibet, where directed to the northwest, flows through the valley at the Himalayan mountains, connected with several tributaries in their gorges, acquires a width of several hundred meters and flows into the Arabian Sea.The greatness of the mouth of the river provide multiple, the exact number is unknown, as it varies during each flood.Interestingly, even change the position of the main channel, and over the last century.
Euphrates
enumerating the rivers of Asia, the list of which includes the world-famous name, you must not forget about the Euphrates.Together with the Tiger, he created a territory where long before our era has evolved civilization.Pool Euphrates vast, densely populated now is 765 thousand square kilometers.The source of the river is located in the Armenian highlands, which affects the nature of the flow.Following the wave is much quieter.The average depth of about ten meters, and the width varies from 150 to 500 meters.Merging with the Tigris, the Euphrates River Shattel forms, which flows into the Persian Gulf.Serve meals and snow showers.Tributaries are Tohma, hexyl, and Belih Habur.Water is never covered with ice, even in the coldest season.
