LC control no. | sh2001008088 |
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Geographic heading | Xi River (China) |
Geographic subdivision usage | China--Xi River |
Variant(s) | Hsi Chiang (China) Hsi-chih Chiang (China) Sai Kong (China) Si Chiang (China) Si He (China) Si Kiang (China) Sui Kiang (China) West River (China) Xi He (China) Xi Jiang (China) |
See also | Rivers--China |
Found in | Work cat: William Henry Jackson Papers. Digital Library Project, 2001. GEONET, July 25, 2001 (Xi Jiang, China, stream, 22⁰48ʹN, 113⁰03ʹE; Variants: West River, Sui Kiang, Si Kiang, Si Chiang, Sai Kong, Hsi-chih Chiang, Hsi Chiang) Columbia, 1998 (... Xi He [Chin.=west river], river, c.1,250 mi./2,012 km long, S China; rises in E Yunnan prov.; flows generally E through Guangxi and Guangdong provs. to the South China Sea near Guangzhou ... At the junction with the Bei, W of Guangzhou, the Xi forms the vast Pearl R. delta (2,890 sq mi./7,485 sq km), consisting of a maze of channels and canals ... Also called the West R. or Xi Jiang; sometimes spelled Si He ...) Merriam Web. geog. (Xi or W-G Hsi, also Si. English West River SE China) GEOnet stream; 22°48ʹ00ʺN 113°03ʹ00ʺE |