Bassac (river)

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Bassac
khm. ទន្លេបាសាក់
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Data
location Cambodia , Vietnam
River system Mekong
source Mekong near Phnom Penh
muzzle South China Sea Coordinates: 9 ° 33 ′ 36 "  N , 106 ° 19 ′ 12"  E 9 ° 33 ′ 36 "  N , 106 ° 19 ′ 12"  E
Mouth height 0  m

length 190 km
Right tributaries Bình Tue
Big cities Phnom Penh , Châu Đốc, Long Xuyên, Cần Thơ

The Bassac ( khm. ទន្លេបាសាក់; Tonle Bassac ) is the largest estuary of the Mekong . The river divides from the Mekong in Phnom Penh , Cambodia , flows south and is from Long Bình to Pak Nam on a short distance of around 10 km border river between Cambodia and Vietnam . In An Thường, around 50 km after Cần Thơ and 35 km before the mouth of the South China Sea in the Mekong Delta , it divides into two further estuary arms, the northeast of which forms the border between the provinces of Trà Vinh and Sóc Trăng .

In Vietnam the river is called Hậu ( Sông Hậu or Hậu Giang ) or "Lower Mekong" (and the actual Mekong Tiền Giang or Sông Tiền , "Upper Mekong").

The Bassac is an important route between Cambodia and Vietnam, used by barges and other watercraft.

The USS Satyr (ARL-23) , a recommissioned repair ship originally built for the United States during World War II , served on the Bassac during the Vietnam War .

The Bassac is spanned by four bridges: the Monivong Bridge in Phnom Penh, the Ta Khmao Bridge in Ta Khmao, the Koh Thom Bridge near Koh Thom, and the Cần-Thơ Bridge , the largest cable-stayed bridge in Southeast Asia, near Cần Thơ in Vietnam .

  • Stilt houses on the banks of the Bassac

  • The wide Bassac near Cần Thơ in the Mekong Delta

  • Bridge over the Bassac at Cần Thơ

The southern Laotian kingdom of Champasak and its capital of the same name on the west bank of the Mekong were also known as Bassac during colonial times , although there is no closer connection to the river.

Web links

Commons : Bassac  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The ARL-23 in Vietnam Operations Map ( Memento from September 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). USS Satyr, September 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ John B. Murdoch: The 1901–1902 Holy Man's Rebellion. In: Journal of the Siam Society. Vol. 61, No. 1, 1974, Siam Heritage Trust (PDF; 1.1 MB).