Nakdong River

Location of Nakdonggangs on the Korean Peninsula

A bridge over the Nakdonggang

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The Nakdonggang, also called Nakdong River is, with 526 km the longest river in South Korea.

It arises from the confluence of Cheolamcheon and Hwangjicheon at Taebaek in the province of Gangwon-do. This spring like most other rivers in the country the Taebaek Mountains. From there, the Nakdong River flows through Gyeongsangbuk -do and Gyeongsangnam -do past Daegu Busan to the south and flows into the Sea of ​​Japan near the Korea Strait.

The area around the Nakdonggang is mainly used economically as an attachment surface for wet rice.

The area around the river is historically significant for Japan; During the Yamato period was established here on the Korean peninsula 370-562 AD, the first Japanese colony called Mimana.