Wednesday, August 25, 2004

Vietnam, Relief

Vietnam's principal physiographic features are the Annamese Cordillera (French: Cha�ne Annamitique; Vietnamese: Nui Truong Son), extending from north to south in central Vietnam and dominating the interior, and two extensive alluvial deltas formed by the Red (Hong) River in the north and the Mekong (Cuu Long) River in the south. Between these two deltas is a long, relatively