Bến Hải River
| Ben Hai River | |
|---|---|
Hien Luong Bridge across the Ben Hai River | |
| Location | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Annamite Mountains |
| Mouth | |
• location | South China Sea |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 100 km (62 mi) |
The Bến Hải River (Vietnamese: Sông Bến Hải) is a river in central Vietnam 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 1976. The demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two parts extended about 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) from either side of the river.