Chongchon River, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 35 relations: Anju, South Pyongan, Battle of Salsu, Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River, Bean goose, BirdLife International, Black-faced spoonbill, Chagang Province, Chinese egret, Chong Chon Gang, Far Eastern curlew, Goguryeo, Goguryeo–Sui War, Great bustard, Hooded crane, Important Bird Area, Joseph T. White, Korean Central News Agency, Korean People's Army, Korean War, List of IOC country codes, List of rivers of Korea, Mount Myohyang, Nordmann's greenshank, North Korea, Oriental stork, Rangrim Mountains, Red-crowned crane, Sinanju, South Pyongan Province, Sui dynasty, Swan goose, United States Army, White-naped crane, Whooper swan, Yellow Sea.

2. Important Bird Areas of North Korea
3. Rivers of North Korea
4. South Pyongan
5. Wetlands of North Korea

Anju, South Pyongan

Anju-si is a city in the South P'yŏngan province of North Korea.

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Battle of Salsu

The Battle of Salsu was a major battle that occurred in the year 612 during the second campaign of the Goguryeo–Sui War between Goguryeo of Korea and Sui of China.

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Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River

The Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River, also known as the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on, was a decisive battle in the Korean War that took place from November 25 to December 2, 1950, along the Ch'ongch'on River Valley in the northwestern part of North Korea.

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Bean goose

The bean goose (Anser fabalis or Anser serrirostris) is a goose that breeds in northern Europe and Eurosiberia.

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BirdLife International

BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats.

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Black-faced spoonbill

The black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor) is a species of wading bird in the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae, found in eastern Asia.

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Chagang Province

Chagang Province (Chagangdo) is a province in North Korea; it is bordered by China's Jilin and Liaoning provinces to the north, Ryanggang and South Hamgyong to the east, South Pyongan to the south, and North Pyongan to the west.

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Chinese egret

The Chinese egret or Swinhoe's egret (Egretta eulophotes) is a threatened species of egret from east Asia, first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1860.

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Chong Chon Gang

Chong Chon Gang is a North Korean cargo ship, later renamed the Tong Hung San.

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Far Eastern curlew

The Far Eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) is a large shorebird most similar in appearance to the long-billed curlew, but slightly larger.

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Goguryeo

Goguryeo (37 BC – 668 AD) (high castle; Old Korean: Guryeo) also later known as Goryeo (high and beautiful; Middle Korean: 고ᇢ롕〮, kwòwlyéy), was a Korean kingdom which was located on the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of modern-day Northeast China (Manchuria).

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Goguryeo–Sui War

The Goguryeo–Sui War were a series of invasions launched by the Sui dynasty of China against Goguryeo, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, between AD 598 and AD 614.

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Great bustard

The great bustard (Otis tarda) is a bird in the bustard family, and the only living member of the genus Otis.

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Hooded crane

The hooded crane (Grus monacha) is a crane native to East Asia and a frequent migratory bird in Japan.

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Important Bird Area

An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is an area identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations.

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Joseph T. White

Joseph T. White (November 5, 1961 August 17, 1985) was a United States Army soldier who defected to North Korea on August 28, 1982.

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Korean Central News Agency

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) is the state news agency of North Korea.

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Korean People's Army

The Korean People's Army (KPA) encompasses the combined military forces of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).

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Korean War

The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea; it began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea and ceased upon an armistice on 27 July 1953.

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List of IOC country codes

This is a list of International Olympic Committee (IOC) country codes.

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List of rivers of Korea

The Korean peninsula is mainly mountainous along its east coast, so most of its river water flows west, emptying into the Yellow Sea.

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Mount Myohyang

Mount Myohyang is a mountain in North Korea. Chongchon River and mount Myohyang are important Bird Areas of North Korea.

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Nordmann's greenshank

Nordmann's greenshank (Tringa guttifer) or the spotted greenshank, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders.

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North Korea

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia.

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Oriental stork

The Oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana; Japanese: コウノトリ Konotori) is a large, white bird with black-feathered wings in the stork family Ciconiidae.

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Rangrim Mountains

The Rangnim Mountains are a mountain range stretching from north to south, west of the Kaema Highlands, in central North Korea.

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Red-crowned crane

The red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), also called the Manchurian crane (the Chinese character '丹' means 'red', '頂/顶' means 'crown' and '鶴/鹤' means 'crane'), is a large East Asian crane among the rarest cranes in the world.

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Sinanju

Sinanju is a region (신안주) in Anju city, South Pyongan Province, North Korea. Chongchon River and Sinanju are south Pyongan.

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South Pyongan Province

South Pyongan Province is a province of North Korea. Chongchon River and South Pyongan Province are south Pyongan.

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Sui dynasty

The Sui dynasty was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty that ruled from 581 to 618.

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Swan goose

The swan goose (Anser cygnoides) is a large goose with a natural breeding range in inland Mongolia, Northeast China, and the Russian Far East.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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White-naped crane

The white-naped crane (Antigone vipio) is a bird of the crane family.

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Whooper swan

The whooper swan (/ˈhuːpə(ɹ) swɒn/ "hooper swan"; Cygnus cygnus), also known as the common swan, is a large northern hemisphere swan.

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Yellow Sea

The Yellow Sea, also known as North Sea, is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula, and can be considered the northwestern part of the East China Sea.

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See also

Important Bird Areas of North Korea

• Amrok River estuary Important Bird Area
• Anbyon Field
• Batoggisem, Dansem and Zamori Islands Important Bird Area
• Chilbosan (North Hamgyong)
• Chongchon River
• Chongdan Field
• Daedong Bay Important Bird Area
• Dok-do
• Kangryong Field
• Kumya Bay Important Bird Area
• Kumya River estuary Important Bird Area
• Kuwolsan
• Lake Kwangpo
• Lake Manpo and Lake Bonpo Important Bird Area
• Lake Pujon
• Lake Rangrim
• Lake Samilpo
• Lake Tungjong and Lake Chonapo Important Bird Area
• Mayang Reservoir
• Mount Kumgang
• Mount Myohyang
• Ogasan Nature Reserve
• Oksem, Dongsolbatsem, Sesolbatsem and Namsolbatsem Islands Important Bird Area
• Onchon Field
• Ongjin Bay Important Bird Area
• Orangchon River estuary Important Bird Area
• Paektu Mountain
• Panmun Field
• Rab-do and Muki-do Islands Important Bird Area
• Sogam-do, Daegam-do, Zung-do, Ae-do and Hyengzedo Islands Important Bird Area
• Taedong River estuary Important Bird Area
• Unmu-do
• Unnyul Kumsanpo

Rivers of North Korea

• Amrok River estuary Important Bird Area
• Bongocheon
• Bukhan River
• Chaeryong River
• Changja River
• Chongchon River
• Hantan River
• Imjin River
• Kumya River estuary Important Bird Area
• Orangchon River estuary Important Bird Area
• Pothong River
• Pothonggang Canal
• Ryesong River
• Taedong River
• Taeryong River
• Tumen River
• Yalu River

South Pyongan

• Chodo Airport
• Chongchon River
• Dok-do
• Kaechon Airport
• Kunu-dong
• Nampo Dam
• Onchon Field
• Phi Islet
• Pothong River
• Pukchang Airport
• Sinanju
• Songam Cavern
• South Pyongan Province
• Taedong River
• Taedong River estuary Important Bird Area

Wetlands of North Korea

• Amrok River estuary Important Bird Area
• Anbyon Field
• Chongchon River
• Chongdan Field
• Daedong Bay Important Bird Area
• Kangryong Field
• Kumya Bay Important Bird Area
• Kumya River estuary Important Bird Area
• Onchon Field
• Ongjin Bay Important Bird Area
• Orangchon River estuary Important Bird Area
• Panmun Field
• Taedong River estuary Important Bird Area
• Unnyul Kumsanpo

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongchon_River

Also known as Ch'ongch'on River, Cheongcheon River.