Hantan
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| location | Gangwon-do , Gyeonggi-do ( South Korea ) | |
| River system | Hangang | |
| Drain over | Imjin → Hangang → Yellow Sea | |
| muzzle | in the Imjin coordinates: 38 ° 0 ′ 17 " N , 127 ° 0 ′ 39" E 38 ° 0 ′ 17 " N , 127 ° 0 ′ 39" E
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 Course of the Hantan (1) in South Korea |
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| Korean spelling | |
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| Korean alphabet : | 한탄강 |
| Hanja : | 漢 灘 江 |
| Revised Romanization : | Hantan gang |
| McCune-Reischauer : | Hant'an'gang |
The Hantan is a river in South Korea . It flows through the provinces of Gangwon-do and Gyeonggi-do .
It is a left tributary of the Imjin , which flows into the Hangang , which in turn flows into the Yellow Sea . The Hantan is popular for white water rafting .
history
The Hantaan virus was first identified in the Hantan River area by Ho Wang Lee . His original publications, in which the river name was referred to as "Hantaan", led to the name Hantaan virus or the generic name Hantavirus.