The Mekong River Explained in under 3 minutes

The #Mekong River is 13th longest river in the world, with a #Geography carving its way through the mountainous Tibetan Plateau in southern China and the border regions of Mynamar, Thailand and Laos, until the delta of the Mekong River flows through Cambodia and Vietnam into the South China Sea. The river bears an incredible importance for the 60.000.000 people which live along its banks, since the sediments from the Himalayas pour nutrients into the rice bowl of Asia, the Mekong Delta, which feeds hundreds of millions of people. In recent decades, the Mekong River has also been a cause for geopolitical regions in South East Asia, since more and more countries want to control its flow with hydropower plants. These issues, the geography of the course of the river and more will be covered in this video. If you like the video, make sure to subscribe and leave a like, to not miss future uploads about the rivers of this world, and other fascinating geography topics. Cheers
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  • @Mekongdiscovery-79
    @Mekongdiscovery-7921 күн бұрын

    The majestic Mekong River passes through 6 countries. Explore the river as well as discover the cultural beauty of each country it passes through. Great, excellent, wonderfull.

  • @ThePierre58
    @ThePierre589 ай бұрын

    Great presentation. Thank you.

  • @AiurAgency
    @AiurAgencyАй бұрын

    Thank you for this video ❤❤❤❤

  • @WWEFanTalkshow
    @WWEFanTalkshow Жыл бұрын

    DUDE THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!

  • @jonwill
    @jonwill Жыл бұрын

    Well presented; thank you for sharing.

  • @FactSpark

    @FactSpark

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much :)

  • @edwardwong654
    @edwardwong6548 ай бұрын

    Would it be fair to say, in simple terms, that the cost of extracting energy from a river, is that 1) it disturbs the ecology of the river system, and 2) it lowers the sediment levels, and thus the nutrients of the river downstream, yeah?

  • @sambathea9365
    @sambathea936511 ай бұрын

    ❤❤😊❤❤

  • @alexander19681
    @alexander196812 ай бұрын

    the Mekong River is 14 meters deep at most, how could they not find it

  • @user-tl4oq8ff3y
    @user-tl4oq8ff3y8 ай бұрын

    sungai mekong dimana

  • @Gracia144JesusSaves
    @Gracia144JesusSaves13 күн бұрын

    Dont say Never or it will never change ...God can touch the heart of a King to remember its people who ones were one Tribe .God His Voice speaks Louder than any man here on earth. 🙏🥺♥️📖📯

  • @HAN_STRAYKIDS1
    @HAN_STRAYKIDS14 ай бұрын

    Wow all so my grandma survive this she all so had to run away from Laos because of genecide

  • @junwooloydepark
    @junwooloydepark Жыл бұрын

    wowowowowowoowowwoowowowowowow

  • @enriquecastillo7487

    @enriquecastillo7487

    Жыл бұрын

    English please

  • @SleeperGuy23
    @SleeperGuy232 ай бұрын

    Your characterization of the Mekong and Danube is funny. China is a big mean bully for damming a river but Germany is smart and industrious and look at this cool canal. To be clear, I am not in favor of potential weaponizing of water access due to dams, but I felt the need to mention the difference in presenting that information.

  • @balakrushnabaliarsingh9541

    @balakrushnabaliarsingh9541

    2 ай бұрын

    Chinese sympathiser from Xi Army

  • @again5162

    @again5162

    2 ай бұрын

    Really

  • @ianmangham4570
    @ianmangham4570Ай бұрын

    I remember we only just made it out of the Mekon Delta in 75 😮, i was with Fresno Bob and Texas Mike O'shea 😮 rice 🍚 paddy 🐂 Ox and contraption needed for Bob who'd twisted his leg between 2 rocks 🪨 😮 it was brutally humid 🌞 ☀️ 🧊 thirsty/sweating like a pedophile in a playground 😳

  • @vuongdo5267
    @vuongdo52679 ай бұрын

    It's NOT south china sea dude, F word for google map.

  • @antojp6129

    @antojp6129

    4 ай бұрын

    Yes it is

  • @tranvasily8139

    @tranvasily8139

    2 ай бұрын

    Red bull

  • @AlohaPanda

    @AlohaPanda

    2 ай бұрын

    You are pissed because you are Vietnamese 😂

  • @lrn_news9171
    @lrn_news9171 Жыл бұрын

    Lmao China doesn't have water issues in the south (some people claim that's why they're building dams in south). They're damming the Mekong because of energy generation, they're harnessing the Mekong for hydroelectricity. Indeed China's energy demands are still skyrocketing. And of course almost all of these stupid videos about China and the Mekong, it doesn't emphasize the fact that south of the border, Laos has built 4 dams on the Mekong and building like 30 in the next 10 years in the tributaries, Thailand is also building a dam I believe. The problems on the Mekong with the water levels, decreasing amount of fish and the effects on agriculture are mainly caused by Laos' dams as China's dams are pretty far to the north and aren't affecting the river that much in these southern agricultural regions, it's like a 500km-1000km downstream. Almost all locals in Laos and Cambodia who are experiencing problems along the river blame it on the most recent dam in Laos, which is a massive one. Its name escapes me but it was finished recently and people living downstream are talking about problems caused by the Laos' dam projects.

  • @enriquecastillo7487

    @enriquecastillo7487

    Жыл бұрын

    I heard the plastics are burden too

  • @donganvutran6786
    @donganvutran67862 ай бұрын

    Why is it a South China Sea. Its the East Sea. This part of sea is not from CHINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @francisnjenga142
    @francisnjenga142 Жыл бұрын

    You didn't have yo paint China in bad light. You should strive to be unbiased and objective in your videos(china does things for the interest of its people Which isn't a bad thing) painting them as heartless makes your video politically charged

  • @FactSpark

    @FactSpark

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the feedback, but I don't think I have presented it as heartless. Their actions during the drought have shown that they are willing to alleviate the drought issues downstream, but the fact that this control can be a means of power exertion is an objective fact. I'm also stating that Laos is attempting the same feat, which objectively complicates the situation and also allows them to "weaponize" the water and sediments if there is a need for it. The political chargedness is not something I am creating; it's an unfortunate byproduct of hydroelectric projects on rivers running through multiple countries. Also see the River Nile, where a similar but more extreme situation is playing out.

  • @389383

    @389383

    10 ай бұрын

    Being a dictatorship tends to put a country in a "bad light".

  • @frankfleming1103

    @frankfleming1103

    5 ай бұрын

    Divided by country, media and individuals from English speaking countries can directly ignore it. Most of them have been brainwashed

  • @user-ke9zl9nj5s

    @user-ke9zl9nj5s

    5 ай бұрын

    How about China not build a bunch of Dams effectively shutting off other countries life line?

  • @zacktimmons2886

    @zacktimmons2886

    4 ай бұрын

    He is speaking the truth… sorry you don’t see it that way but that’s the way it is…China doesn’t need 11 major dams on the Mekong.. that’s a bit excessive

  • @ramprasadnayak3165
    @ramprasadnayak31653 ай бұрын

    why you are concern about another country. river etc..better mind your own business