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Congo, river, Africa
(Encyclopedia)Congo zīˈēr, zäērˈ [key], great river of equatorial Africa, c.2,720 mi (4,380 km) long, formed by the waters of the Lualaba River and its tributary, the Luvua River, and flowing generally N and ...Aldan, river, Russia
(Encyclopedia)Aldan, river, c.1,400 mi (2,250 km) long, rising in the Stanovoy Range, Sakha Republic, SE Siberian Russia. It flows north and east, past Tommot and around the Aldan Plateau, before flowing generally ...Colorado, river, Argentina
(Encyclopedia)Colorado kōlōräˈᵺō [key], river, c.550 mi (885 km) long, rising from tributaries in the Andes and flowing SE across S central Argentina to the Atlantic Ocean. It marks the northern limit of Pat...Chilikadrotna Wild River
(Encyclopedia)Chilikadrotna Wild River: see Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. ...Charley Wild River
(Encyclopedia)Charley Wild River: see Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. ...Alagnak Wild River
(Encyclopedia)Alagnak Wild River: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...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. ...Albany, river, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Albany ôlˈbənē [key], river, 610 mi (982 km) long, rising in Lake St. Joseph, W Ont., Canada, and flowing generally E into James Bay, near Fort Albany. The Kenogami and Ogoki rivers are its chief ...Cher, river, France
(Encyclopedia)Cher, river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in the Massif Central and flowing generally NW across central France to join the Loire below Tours. The Berry Canal parallels part of the river. ...Chicoutimi, river, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Chicoutimi, river, c.100 mi (160 km) long, rising in the Laurentian Mts. and flowing N into Lake Kenogami, then E into the Saguenay River at Chicoutimi. A hydroelectric facility on the falls (50 ft/15...Browse by Subject
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