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Chaeryong River

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

Chaeryong River is the main tributary of the Taedong River. It is navigable for 38 km from its mouth by 300-ton ships, 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.

Flows through: North Korea.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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