Yurungkash River White Jade River, Baiyu River | |
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Native name | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Kunlun Mountains |
• coordinates | 35°31′38″N 81°29′42″E / 35.527297°N 81.495070°E |
Mouth | Hotan River |
• coordinates | 38°04′53″N 80°33′45″E / 38.081296°N 80.562477°E |
Basin size | 14,575 km2 (5,627 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 72.3 cubic metres per second (2,550 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Hotan→ Tarim→ Taitema Lake |
White Jade River | |||||||||||
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Uyghur name | |||||||||||
Uyghur | يورۇڭقاش دەرياسى | ||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 玉龍喀什 河 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 玉龙喀什 河 | ||||||||||
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Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||
Chinese | 白玉河 | ||||||||||
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The White Jade River, also known by the native names Baiyu or Yurungkash, is a river in the southern Xinjiang region of China. [1]
The head waters of the river rise in the Kunlun Mountains, in the area of Aksai Chin in Kashmir in the Togatax area ( 35°36′N 81°24′E / 35.6°N 81.4°E). The river flows east for some 200 km and then north for another 200 km before passing through Khotan, China ( 37°07′N 79°58′E / 37.11°N 79.97°E). [1] In Khotan, the river has yielded white river rocks which are also known as nephrite jade. [1] [2]
North of Khotan, it eventually dries up in the Taklamakan desert, its seasonal bed joined by that of the Black Jade River ( Karakash River) near Koxlax (some 200 km north of Khotan, 38°05′N 80°34′E / 38.08°N 80.56°E), from where it continues north as the Hotan River, which flows into the Tarim River. The river drains an area of 14,575 km2 (5,627 sq mi) and has a discharge of 72.3 cubic metres per second (2,550 cu ft/s).
The river gets its name from the white jade that is often found in its alluvial deposits. The jade can also however be found in semi-shallow areas of the river.[ citation needed].
Yurungkash River White Jade River, Baiyu River | |
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Native name | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Kunlun Mountains |
• coordinates | 35°31′38″N 81°29′42″E / 35.527297°N 81.495070°E |
Mouth | Hotan River |
• coordinates | 38°04′53″N 80°33′45″E / 38.081296°N 80.562477°E |
Basin size | 14,575 km2 (5,627 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 72.3 cubic metres per second (2,550 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Hotan→ Tarim→ Taitema Lake |
White Jade River | |||||||||||
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Uyghur name | |||||||||||
Uyghur | يورۇڭقاش دەرياسى | ||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 玉龍喀什 河 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 玉龙喀什 河 | ||||||||||
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Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||
Chinese | 白玉河 | ||||||||||
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The White Jade River, also known by the native names Baiyu or Yurungkash, is a river in the southern Xinjiang region of China. [1]
The head waters of the river rise in the Kunlun Mountains, in the area of Aksai Chin in Kashmir in the Togatax area ( 35°36′N 81°24′E / 35.6°N 81.4°E). The river flows east for some 200 km and then north for another 200 km before passing through Khotan, China ( 37°07′N 79°58′E / 37.11°N 79.97°E). [1] In Khotan, the river has yielded white river rocks which are also known as nephrite jade. [1] [2]
North of Khotan, it eventually dries up in the Taklamakan desert, its seasonal bed joined by that of the Black Jade River ( Karakash River) near Koxlax (some 200 km north of Khotan, 38°05′N 80°34′E / 38.08°N 80.56°E), from where it continues north as the Hotan River, which flows into the Tarim River. The river drains an area of 14,575 km2 (5,627 sq mi) and has a discharge of 72.3 cubic metres per second (2,550 cu ft/s).
The river gets its name from the white jade that is often found in its alluvial deposits. The jade can also however be found in semi-shallow areas of the river.[ citation needed].