Yangon River

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Coal divers prepare to dive in the Yangon River

The Twante Canal connects the Yangon River with the Irrawaddy Delta, once known as 'the rice bowl of Asia'. It consists of Script error: No such module "convert". of lush teak plantations and mangrove swamps, many of which have now been cleared for rice production.

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