Khone Phapeng Falls - Laos
The Khone Falls and Pha Pheng Falls is a waterfall located in Champasak Province on the Mekong River in southern Laos, near the border with Cambodia. The Khone Falls are the largest in southeast Asia and they are the main reason that the Mekong is not fully navigable into China.
The falls are characterised by thousands of islands and countless waterways, giving the area its name Si Phan Don or The 4,000 islands. The Khone Falls are well known as the prime reason why the Mekong river is not fully navigable into China. In the late 19th century French colonialists made repeated attempts to navigate the falls but their efforts failed. This difficulty led to the construction of the Don Det - Don Khon narrow gauge railway on Don Det and Don Khon islands.
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