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Morava, river, Czech Republic and Slovakia
(Encyclopedia)Morava môrˈävä [key], Ger. March, river, c.240 mi (390 km) long, rising in the Sudetes, N Czech Republic, and flowing generally S past Olomouc into the Danube River, W of Bratislava. It is navigab...Mohave, river and desert, United States
(Encyclopedia)Mohave, river and desert: see Mojave. ...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...Negro, Río, river, Uruguay and Brazil
(Encyclopedia)Negro, Río rēˈō nāˈgrō [key], principal river of Uruguay, c.500 mi (800 km) long, rising in S Brazil and flowing SW across central Uruguay to the Uruguay River. It traverses a sheep-raising reg...March, river, Czech Republic and Austria
(Encyclopedia)March: see Morava, river.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...Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
(Encyclopedia)Mississippi National River and Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...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...Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table). ...Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
(Encyclopedia)Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Browse by Subject
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