One of the longest free-flowing rivers in Southeast Asia, rising on the Tibetan Plateau and flowing largely undammed through China, Myanmar and along the Thai border before reaching the Andaman Sea. Its largely undeveloped course supports exceptional biodiversity along its length.
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Source Salween River (Wikipedia)
Source Salween River (Wikipedia)
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Wikidata: Salween River
Salween River (Wikipedia)
Shaped By: Faulting, Article body
As the mountains continued to rise, the rivers incised into the landscape along parallel fault zones, creating the deep canyons of the present day.
Shaped By: Volcanism, Article body
About 1.5 million years ago, volcanic activity diverted the Salween west towards the Andaman Sea, roughly creating the modern path of the river.
Flows Into: Andaman Sea, Infobox: mouth
Andaman Sea
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