Ben Hai River

The Bến Hải River is a river in central which became an important landmark in the partition of the country into a northern and a southern zone along the 17th parallel by the Geneva Accords of 1954 then ended in 1975.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: The Vietnamese river which made Vietnam become 2 countries 21/7/1954-2/7/1976.
  • Also known as: Behai River”, “Bến Hải River”, “Song Ben Hai”, “Sông Bến Hải”, “Sông Bến Hat”, and “Sông Bến Nghé

Ben Hai River

Latitude
17.01017° or 17° 0′ 37″ north
Longitude
107.10823° or 107° 6′ 30″ east
Open location code
7P992465+37
Geo­Names ID
1588025
Wiki­data ID
Q1931412
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Ben Hai River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Ben Hai
  • Cebuano: Sông Bến Hải
  • Chinese: 滨海河
  • Chinese: 濱海河
  • Chinese: 邊海河
  • Czech: Ben Hai
  • Dutch: Ben Hai Rivier
  • Dutch: Bến Hải Rivier
  • Dutch: Ben Hai
  • Dutch: Bến Hải
  • German: Ben Hai-Fluss
  • German: Bến-Hải-Fluss
  • German: Sông Bến Hải
  • Irish: Abhainn Ben Hai
  • Japanese: ベンハイ川
  • Korean: 벤하이강
  • Polish: Ben Hai
  • Polish: Bến Hải
  • Russian: Бенхай
  • Ukrainian: Бенхай
  • Vietnamese: Bến Hải
  • Vietnamese: Sông Bến Hải
  • Welsh: Afon Ben Hai

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