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Which Asian river is the longest in the continent?
Answer
Yangtze
The Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) is the longest river in Asia and the third-longest in the world at 6,300 kilometers. It flows from the Tibetan Plateau eastward through central China to the East China Sea. The Yangtze is home to the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric facility.
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The Yangtze River is the third-longest in the world and home to the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric power station.
Other options people guess
- Mekong
- Yellow River
- Brahmaputra
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- asia
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