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The yellow river is called the yellow river
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoThe Yellow River got its name because of its yellow muddy water that looked like a big yellow pool if you can see it in an airplane.
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∙ 13y agoThe yellow river got it's name from all the clay built up
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∙ 13y agoIt is named the yellow river because of the mud in it and the yellow river is also the muddiest river in the world.
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∙ 13y agoYellow silt flows into the river. The silt is yellow. The silt is deposited on the river bed and makes the river water look yellow.
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∙ 11y agoThe yellow mud under the surface of the water gives the river a yellowish tint. Thus, yellow river.
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∙ 6y agoThe name "yellow" comes from the color of the silt in its water, from the soil found in the areas farther upstream. The river, when flowing rapidly, has a yellowish-brown tint.
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∙ 12y agoIt has a lot of yellow silt.
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Were did the yellow river get its name from?
From the yellow sand in the river.
How did the yellow river get named yellow river?
The yellow river got its name because it has yellow clay in it.
What is names for the yellow river?
Hwang Ho is the name of the river. The yellow river would be the nick name of that river:)
What is the name of the river has large amounts of yellow silt?
I would say the Yellow river in China has large amounts of yellow silt, thus the name of the river is the Yellow river
What is another name for the Huang He River?
Another name for the Huang he river is the yellow river. the color yellow symbolized centraility, meaning china was the center of the world.Also minerals made the river a yellowish color.
The yellow river gets its name because of what?
It is known as the Yellow River because huge amounts of loess sediment colour it yellow.
What was the name the Chinese people called Huang river?
the yellow river
What is the real name of the yellow river?
Huang He
What is a river beginning with y also known as china's yell ow river?
The Yellow River is also known as the Hwang He. It is the second-longest river in China, after the Yangtze River (which starts with a Y, but is -not- another name for the Yellow River).
What are all river names with a color in their name?
* Green River * Red River * Yellow River * Rio Negro (Black River)
Which river gets its color from its loess?
The Yellow River gets its color and name from the yellow loess found in the water. This river is located in China.
What is another name of the yellow river in china?
The Yellow River is also known in English as the Huang He, a literal transliteration from its Chinese name, formerly Hwang Ho.
