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Paraná, river, Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina
(Encyclopedia)Paraná, river, c.2,000 mi (3,200 km) long, formed by the junction of the Paranaíba and the Rio Grande, SE Brazil. It has the second largest drainage system in South America. It flows generally south...Catawba, river, N.C. and S.C.
(Encyclopedia)Catawba, river, N.C. and S.C.: see Wateree. ...Severn, river, Great Britain
(Encyclopedia)Severn sĕvˈərn [key], Lat. Sabrina, one of the principal rivers of Great Britain, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising on Plinlimmon Mt., W Wales, and flowing NE and E to Shrewsbury, W England, and from ...Niagara, river, United States and Canada
(Encyclopedia)Niagara nīăgˈrə [key], river, 34 mi (55 km) long, issuing from Lake Erie between Buffalo, N.Y., and Fort Erie, Ont., Canada. It flows north around Grand Island and over Niagara Falls to Lake Ontar...Moselle, river, France, Luxembourg, and Germany
(Encyclopedia)Moselle, Ger. Mosel, river, 320 mi (515 km) long, rising in the Vosges Mts., NE France, and winding generally N past Épinal and Metz. Leaving France, it forms part of the border between Luxembourg an...Alexander Bay
(Encyclopedia)Alexander Bay, town, part of the Richtersveld local municipality, Northern Cape prov., NW South Africa, where the Orange River enters the Atlantic Ocean. Especially rich alluvial diamond deposits were...Inn, river, Switzerland, Austria, and Germany
(Encyclopedia)Inn ĭn [key], river, c.320 mi (515 km) long, rising near the Lake of Sils, SE Switzerland. It flows NE through the Engadine valley, then through W Austria, past Innsbruck and Solbad Hall (the head of...Milk, river, United States and Canada
(Encyclopedia)Milk, river, 729 mi (1,173 km) long, rising in the Rocky Mts., NW Mont. It flows N into Alberta, Canada, then in long curves eastward, S into Montana again, and generally SE to the Missouri River, ent...Obed Wild and Scenic River
(Encyclopedia)Obed Wild and Scenic River: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Little River Canyon National Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Little River Canyon National Preserve: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Browse by Subject
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