Mekong Delta
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Mekong River Delta from space, February 1996
The Mekong Delta is the region in Southeast Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. The Mekong delta region encompasses a large portion of southeastern Vietnam of 3,900,000 ha[1] (http://www.arcbc.org.ph/wetlands/vietnam/vnm_mekdel.htm). The area covered by water depends on the season.
During the Vietnam War, the Delta region saw fighting between Viet Cong guerillas and units of the United States Navy operating in small river boats.
The area is home to large numbers of rice cultivation fields and the surrounding farmlands are extremely fertile.
There had also been a German heavy metal band under name Mekong Delta.
External links
- PBS (http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth/hope/mekong.html)
- McLeod - Ibiblio (http://www.ibiblio.org/vietnam/mcleod/)
- Vietnamtourism.com (http://www.vietnamtourism.com/e_pages/tourist/general/tour_miennam.htm)
- Thegreatoutdoors.com.au (http://thegreatoutdoors.com.au/display.php?location=asia&ID=4531)
- Rice crop info (http://www.crisp.nus.edu.sg/~research/research/forest/mekong/florence/mekong_ers.html)
- Maps (http://cantho.cool.ne.jp/ameder/map.html)
- Farming (http://www.royagcol.ac.uk/~charles_howie/development_of_farming_systems_i.htm)