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March, river, Czech Republic and Austria

(Encyclopedia)March: see Morava, river.

Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River

(Encyclopedia)Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table). ...

Bronx, the

(Encyclopedia)Bronx, the, borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx co. (2020 pop. 1,472,654), land area 42 sq mi (106 sq km), SE N.Y. The name comes from Jona...

North Haven

(Encyclopedia)North Haven, town (1990 pop. 22,249), New Haven co., S Conn., on the Quinnipiac River; settled c.1650, set off from New Haven 1786. Chiefly residential, it has some manufactures, such as aircraft part...

Van Cortlandt, Stephen

(Encyclopedia)Van Cortlandt, Stephen or Stephanus văn kôrtˈlənd [key], 1643–1700, colonial American merchant and politician, b. New Amsterdam (later New York City); brother of Jacobus Van Cortlandt. A succes...

Lek

(Encyclopedia)Lek lĕk [key], northern arm of the Rhine River, 40 mi (64 km) long, branching from the Neder Rijn (Lower Rhine), central Netherlands, and flowing W into the Nieuwe Maas (New Meuse) River. It is navig...

Murrumbidgee

(Encyclopedia)Murrumbidgee mərəmbĭjˈē [key], river, c.1,050 mi (1,690 km) long, rising in the Australian Alps, SE New South Wales, Australia, and flowing generally W to the Murray River on the Victoria border....

Saint François

(Encyclopedia)Saint François săN fräNswäˈ [key] or Saint Francis. 1 River, 165 mi (266 km) long, rising in Lac St. François, SE Que., Canada, and flowing SW through Lac Aylmer to Sherbrooke, then NW past Drum...