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The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of 4,248 km (2,640 mi). The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of 31,200 m 3 /s (1.1 million cu ft/s).
In the 5th century, a status hierarchy was an explicit element of the tributary system in which Korea and Vietnam were ranked higher than others, including Japan, the Ryukyus, Siam and others. [2] All diplomatic and trade missions were construed in the context of a tributary relationship with China , [ 3 ] including:
The bunga mas, a form of tribute sent to the King of Ayutthaya from its vassal states in the Malay Peninsula. A tributary state is a pre-modern state in a particular type of subordinate relationship to a more powerful state which involved the sending of a regular token of submission, or tribute, to the superior power (the suzerain). [1]
Common terms to name individual river distributaries in English-speaking countries are arm and channel.These terms may refer to a distributary that does not rejoin the channel from which it has branched (e.g., the North, Middle, and South Arms of the Fraser River, or the West Channel of the Mackenzie River), or to one that does (e.g. Annacis Channel and Annieville Channel of the Fraser River ...
Tributary tree [ edit ] The following is a tree demonstrating the points at which the major and minor tributaries of the Colorado River branch off from the main river and from each other.
The tributary relationship between China and Korea was established during the Three Kingdoms of Korea, [16] [17] but in practice it was only a diplomatic formality to strengthen legitimacy and gain access to cultural goods from China. [18]
العربية; Aragonés; বাংলা; Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Čeština; Ελληνικά; Español; Esperanto; Euskara; فارسی
The Animas River is the largest tributary in terms of stream flow, but drains a comparatively slim watershed of 1,370 square miles (3,500 km 2). [ 3 ] [ 8 ] In the 21st century, the snowpack in the San Juan Mountains has often been diminished by warming winter temperatures which has led to concerns about the long-term water supply for the San ...