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Mungo Park
Mungo Park 1771-1806, British explorer in Africa, b. Selkirk, Scotland. After serving as a surgeon with the East India Company, he was employed by the African Association to explore the course of the Niger River. Traveling NE from the Gambia River, he reached the Niger at Segu and proceeded 300 mi ... Read more
Richard Lemon Lander
Richard Lemon Lander 1804-34, English explorer. He accompanied Clapperton to the Niger River in 1827 and brought back Clapperton's journal, which was published (1829) with an account of Lander's return to the coast. Accompanied by his brother John Lander (1807-39), he led an expedition (1830-31) to... Read more
Niamey
Niamey , city (1988 pop. 398,265), capital of Niger and Tillabéry dept., SW Niger, a port on the Niger River. Niamey is Niger's largest city and its administrative and economic center. Much of its importance stems from its location on the Niger River at the crossroads of the country's two mai... Read more
river
river stream of water larger than a brook or creek. Land surfaces are never perfectly flat, and as a result the runoff after precipitation tends to flow downward by the shortest and steepest course in depressions formed by the intersection of slopes. Runoffs of sufficient volume and velocity join t... Read more
Niger
Niger , 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 its vast inland delta (c.30,000 sq mi/77,700 sq km), a maze of channels and shallow lakes. An irrigation project i... Read more
delta
delta [from triangular shape of the Nile delta, like the Greek letter delta ], a deposit of clay, silt, and sand formed at the mouth of a river where the stream loses velocity and drops part of its sediment load. No delta is formed if the coast is sinking or if there is an ocean or tidal current s... Read more
Bamako
Bamako , city (1987 pop. 646,163), capital of Mali and of its Bamako region, SW Mali, on the Niger River. It is the nation's administrative center, as well as a river port, a junction on the Dakar-Niger RR, and a major regional trade center. Manufactures include textiles, processed meat, and metal g... Read more
Timbuktu
Timbuktu , city (1987 pop. 31,925), central Mali, near the Niger River. Connected with the Niger by a series of canals, Timbuktu is served by the small river port of Kabara. Its salt trade and handicraft industries make it an important meeting place for the nomadic people of the Sahara. Timbuktu was... Read more
Manicouagan
Manicouagan , river, 310 mi (499 km) long, rising in E central Que., Canada, and flowing S to the St. Lawrence River near Baie Comeau. The river is an important source of hydroelectricity. ... Read more
Arctic Red River
Arctic Red River c.310 mi (500 km) long, rising in the Mackenzie Mts. of W Northwest Territories, Canada, and flowing generally NW to the Mackenzie River. At its mouth are a post of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the village of Tsiigehtchic, formerly Arctic Red River. ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Niger River"

River Niger, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre River Niger, The (1973), a play by Joseph A. Walker. [ Brooks Atkinson Theatre , 280 perf.; Tony Award.] The African‐...
Niger
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography ...in the south, between the Niger River basin in the southwest...southeast. 5 OCEANS AND SEAS Niger is landlocked (no access to...within the southeastern tip of Niger. The size of the lake, which...580 square kilometers). 7 RIVERS AND WATERFALLS The lifeline of the country is the Niger ...
river
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...territorial . Important River Systems River valleys have been important...agricultural lands. Navigable rivers are important in commerce and...influenced the location of cities. Rivers with sufficient velocity and...Among the most important river systems of the world are the Nile, the ...
longest rivers
Book article from: World Encyclopedia longest rivers Outflow km mi * Flows through Europe and Asia Europe Volga Caspian Sea...Mediterranean 6700 4160 Congo (Zaïre) [8] Atlantic Ocean 4670 2900 Niger Atlantic Ocean 4180 2600 Zambezi Indian Ocean 2740 1700 North America Mississippi...
Mali
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography ...delta region of the Niger — about 30...filled with water. 7 RIVERS AND WATERFALLS Two main rivers cut through Mali: the...xE9; gal. The Niger River traverses Mali for 1...xE9; gou, the Niger forms a vast inland...xE9; n é gal River is formed at the small...the ...
Songhay
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...are in eastern Mali and western Niger. In eastern Mali, the Songhay population lives along the Niger River from east of Lake Debo to south...tin roofs. Villages far from the Niger River are surrounded by cultivated fields...
Benin
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography ...kilometers (190 miles); Niger, 266 kilometers...north by the Niger River and on the south...of the country. 7 RIVERS AND WATERFALLS Most of Benin's rivers flow in a north...Benin's longest river is the Niger River...Benin. The longest river located ...
William Balfour Baikie
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...an expedition up the Niger and Benue rivers that Europeans could...expedition to the Niger River was formed in 1854...to explore the Benue River to the limit of navigation...peoples on the banks of the river, collect objects of...up the Niger and Benue rivers, which was ...
Guinea
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography ...major lakes in Guinea. 7 RIVERS AND WATERFALLS Guinea...Africa's principal rivers rise either in the Fouta...Highlands. The longest river in Guinea is the Niger River, at 4,100 kilometers...of Guinea. The Niger River system in Guinea drains...frequently along the sluggish ...
Zarma
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...the Hausa, the second-largest ethnic group in the Niger Republic, in West Africa, and they have close cultural...area of about 60,000 square kilometers in western Niger between the Niger River and the Dallol Mawri, a dry river valley in Dosso...

Dictionary entries related to "Niger River"

Niger
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Niger A large, land-locked West African country...Burkina Faso, and Mali. Physical The River Niger flows through the country in the extreme...PALAEOLITHIC period. The Tuaregs occupied parts of Niger in the 11th century AD and their kingdom...
Rouch, Jean
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Became first to make descent of Niger River by dugout canoe, also began making...d, co-sc); Les Ballets de Niger 1962 La Punition (co-d); Urbanisme...Le Mil ; Les Pêcheurs du Niger (+ sc); Abidjan, port de p...
Touré, Ali "Farka"
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...edge of the Sahara Desert along the Niger River and near his boyhood village of Niafunk...minimize the distance between the Niger and the Mississippi. SELECTIVE DISCOGRAPHY...Blues (Shanachie, 1990); The River (Mango/Island, 1990); The Source...
Park, Mungo
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...Association in 1795. From the Gambian coast he reached the Niger near Segu, ending long controversy by proving that the river flowed eastwards. A more ambitious expedition for the...when Park was killed at Bussa much further down the Niger.
Benin, Republic of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...miles) but extends inland for 700 km (460 miles) to Niger. The coast is sandy with large lagoons and is hot and...vegetation. In the north the land falls away to the middle Niger River valley. Economy Benin has an agricultural economy, with...
Africa
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...significant waterway being the Nile. The west, watered by the Niger and other rivers, is rich in tropical forests, though in many coastal regions...north to south by the Great Rift Valley. South of the Zambezi River are more highlands, giving way in the south-west to the...
Burkina Faso
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...country in West Africa surrounded by Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Cô...by the north-south route of the Volta River. The soils are mostly coarse and sandy...and the natural vegetation except in the river valleys is thorn-scrub and thin savannah...
Jones, James Earl
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Berry) (as Roop) 1975 The UFO Incident (Colla—for TV) 1976 Deadly Hero (Nagy) (as Rabbit); The River Niger (Shah) (as Johnny Williams); The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and otor Kings (Badham) (as Leon); Swashbuckler...
Leo the African
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...added measurably to what little had been known of the upper Niger and other regions bordering the Sahara on the south. Book VIII...Pliny ’ s knowledge of Africa) is an essay on the rivers, animals, minerals, and plants of Africa. The Descrittione...
Songhay
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Songhay (or Songhai , Songhoi ) A former West African empire on the Niger River and the name of the people and their language, which is spoken in Mali. Tradition claims that a Berber Christian, al-Yaman...

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AFRICAN LEADERS VOW TO RESCUE NIGER RIVER
News Wire article from: United Press International; 4/27/2004; 700+ words ; ...leaders vow to rescue Niger River PARIS, Apr 27, 2004...been committed for the Niger Basin to date -- including...countries of the world -- Niger, Mali ... all of them...Key to saving the Niger River Basin, she added, was...often ignored. Unlike rivers and other surface ...
ENVIRONMENT-WEST AFRICA: NIGER RIVER ARTERIES CLOGGED
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 1/2/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...30 (IPS/GIN) -- The Niger river snakes through nine countries...of central Guinea where the river begins, small islands of sand...The silting up of the Niger river has caused our revenues to...ground, and several small rivers have disappeared," he told...
ENVIRONMENT-WEST AFRICA: NIGER RIVER ARTERIES CLOGGED.
News Wire article from: Interpress Service; 1/2/2007; 700+ words ; ...30 (IPS/GIN) -- The Niger river snakes through nine countries...of central Guinea where the river begins, small islands of sand...The silting up of the Niger river has caused our revenues to...ground, and several small rivers have disappeared," he told...
African heads of state meet open Niger River basin conference
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 4/26/2004; ; 488 words ; ...conference on the receding waters of the Niger River, the continent's third-longest river...a place of desolation and misery," said Niger President Mamadou Tandja, who is head of the Niger Basin Authority. The authority has been...
Switzerland: Donors pledge aid to Niger River development.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 6/26/2008; 579 words ; ...dams and irrigation along West Africa's Niger River, a regional organization said on Tuesday. Donors committed funds at a conference in Niger's capital Niamey on Monday organized by the Niger Basin Authority, a nine-country body that...
Nigeria : Access to information on the dredging of the lower Niger River.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 10/9/2009; 700+ words ; ...to the dredging of the Lower River Niger without respect or compliance...communities on the banks of the River Niger in eight States, including...Imo, Kogi, Niger, and Rivers States. As part of the project...and expansion of the Onitsha River Port and the establishment...
Nigeria: $1.4bn okayed to save drying Niger River.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 6/27/2008; 603 words ; ...sum of $1.4 billion at a Conference in the Niger capital Niamey to help save the Niger River from drying up. The money will be used among other things to build dams, and plant trees. The Niger River is Africa s third largest river and runs...
DEVELOPMENT-NIGER: RIVER BANK IMPROVEMENTS YIELD ARABLE LAND
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 3/22/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...IPS) -- Land improvements in the Niger River valley in the west and the Komadougou...Special National Program (SNP) for Niger. IFAD's SNP project, which began...Of the 12 improved areas along the Niger River, four, totalling 80 hectares...
The World Bank supports efforts to reverse land and water degradation in the Niger River Basin.
M2 Presswire; 5/24/2004; 700+ words ; ...land and water degradation in the Niger River Basin(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...manage the implementation of the Niger River Basin Water and Environmental...the nine member countries of the Niger Basin Authority (Benin, Burkina...
Torrential rains in Mali kill scores, leave authorities watching rising Niger River
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 9/8/2003; 267 words ; ...Monday, warning of worse to come if the Niger River spills its banks. The hardest-hit regions...committee, and asked residents along the Niger River to sandbag the shores. Authorities say the Niger River, Africa's second-longest, is...