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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. ...Po, river, Italy
(Encyclopedia)Po pō, It. pô [key], Latin Padus, longest river of Italy, c.405 mi (650 km) long, rising in the Cottian Alps of Piedmont, NW Italy. It winds generally east in a wide valley, past Turin, Pavia, Piace...Clwyd, river, Wales
(Encyclopedia)Clwyd, river, c.30 mi (50 km) long, rising in Denbighshire, N Wales. It flows N through the Vale of Clwyd to the Irish Sea at Rhyl. The vale is notable for its excellent pastureland. ...Niger, river, Africa
(Encyclopedia)Niger nīˈjər [key], great river of W Africa, c.2,600 mi (4,180 km) long, rising on the Fouta Djallon plateau, SW Guinea, and flowing NE through Guinea and into Mali. In central Mali the Niger forms...Browse by Subject
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