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Thames , river, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Thames tĕmz [key], river, c.160 mi (260 km) long, rising NW of Woodstock, S Ont., Canada, and flowing SW past London and Chatham to Lake St. Clair. It is navigable to Chatham, near which was fought (...Ems, river, Germany
(Encyclopedia)Ems, river, 208 mi (335 km) long, rising in the Teutoburger Wald, NW Germany, and flowing NW into the North Sea near Emden. Its wide mouth is called the Dollart. The Ems is paralleled for much of its ...Tweed , river, Scotland
(Encyclopedia)Tweed, river, 97 mi (156 km) long, rising in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It flows E through S Scotland then NE, forming the Scotland-England border for 17 mi (27 km) before entering the North Se...Nen, river, England
(Encyclopedia)Nen: see Nene, river, England.Achelous, river, Greece
(Encyclopedia)Achelous: see Akhelóos, river, Greece. ...Si, river, China
(Encyclopedia)Si, river, China: see Xi.Dnipro, river, Ukraine
(Encyclopedia)Dnipro, river, Ukraine: see Dnieper. ...Franklin, river, Australia
(Encyclopedia)Franklin, river: see Gordon, river. ...Isis, river, England
(Encyclopedia)Isis: see Thames, river, England. ...Canton, river, China
(Encyclopedia)Canton, river, China: see Pearl. ...Browse by Subject
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