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Why was the Huanghe River called the Yellow River?\

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because of the yellow wind-borne clay dust called loess. This loess is in the river and gives the river a yellow appearance. The Yellow River (or the Huang He River) is also known as the River of Sorrows.

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because it went through Yellowstone park

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