Yeongsan River
Top 8 in Top 9 Longest Rivers in South Korea
The Yeongsan River is a river in South Korea's southwest. It is 129 km long and covers an area of 3,467.83 km2.
It flows through Damyang, Naju, Gwangju, and other areas before entering the Yellow Sea at Yeongam via the estuary bank. The Yellow Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula, and can be considered the northwestern part of the East China Sea. It is one of four seas named after common colour terms (the others being the Black Sea, the Red Sea and the White Sea), and its name is descriptive of the golden-yellow colour of the silt-laden water discharged from major rivers, including the Yeongsan River.
Length: 129 km (80 mi)
