Gumgang ( cor. 금강 , 錦江 , Geumgang , Kŭmgang ) is a river in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula, in the Republic of Korea . The riverbed originates on the slopes of the Sobek Mountains, Jeolla Pucto Province. The stream flows northward through the provinces of Jeolla-Pukto and Chuncheon-pukto and then in the area of Greater Daejeon changes direction and flows southwest through the province of Chuncheon-namdo , and then flows into the Yellow Sea near the city of Kunsan . The average water flow rate is about 160 [1] m³ / s.
| Kymgan | |
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| Characteristic | |
| Length | 401 km |
| Pool | 10,000 km² |
| Water consumption | 160 m³ / s |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Location | Sobek |
| Mouth | Yellow Sea |
| • Height | 0 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Yellow Sea |
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The river is 401 km long [2] , which makes it the third largest in South Korea. The pool area is 9859 km². [3] In the upper part, the river is slower and passes through the Noren mountains, characterized by an extensive and winding stream. On the other hand, in its middle and lower parts, the flow becomes smoother and relatively less tortuous.
Several small alluvial plains, including the Honam and Nonsan plains, form tributaries of the Kymgan. They are constituted by such rivers as Kapcheon, Yuguchon, Myochcheon, Unsancheon, Soxoncheon and Nosancheon.
Notes
- ↑ Geographic Encyclopedic Dictionary: Geographic Names / Ch. Ed. A. F. Treshnikov; Ed. col .: E. B. Alaev, P. M. Alampiev, A. G. Voronov and others. - M .: Sov. Encyclopedia, 1983.- S. 243.- 538 p. - 100,000 copies.
- ↑ Jo, Hwa-ryeong 1987. Hanguk-eui Chungjeok Pyeongya [Alluvial Plains of Korea]. Gyohak Yeongusa, Seoul.
- ↑ Jo 1987: 35
Sources
- Kymgan // Dictionary of modern geographical names / Rus. geo about . Mosk. Centre; Under the total. ed. Acad. V.M. Kotlyakova . Institute of Geography RAS . - Yekaterinburg: U-Factoria, 2006 ..