This river's namesake dolphin, Orcaella brevirostris, was first described by Richard Owen based on a specimen found in Visakhapatnam.
This river's namesake dolphin, Orcaella brevirostris, was first described by Richard Owen based on a specimen found in Visakhapatnam. The Mu and Shweli are two notable tributaries of this river. This river may previously have discharged into the Gulf of Martaban through the current Sittaung river, but nowadays its lower course flows between the Rakhine and Pegu Yoma mountains. This river originates in the (*) Kachin State from the confluence of the N'mai and Mali Rivers, and it is the site of the controversial Myitsone Dam. The streams that eventually form this river originally come from mountains near the Tibetan border. A Rudyard Kipling poem popularized its nickname "The Road to Mandalay." For 10 points, name this major river of Myanmar.
This river's namesake dolphin, Orcaella brevirostris, was first described by Richard Owen based on a specimen found in Visakhapatnam.
Irrawaddy River