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Glenn Rivers
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river profile
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Snake (river)
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Sabrina
Sabrina ♀ From the name of a character in Celtic legend, who supposedly gave her name to the River Severn. In fact this is one of the most ancient of all British river names, and its true origins are obscure. Legend, as preserved by Geoffrey of Monmouth, had it that Sabrina was the... Read more |
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Battle of Winwaed River
Winwæd River, battle of, 655. Here Oswiu of Bernicia successfully challenged the overlordship of Penda of Mercia and was able to take temporary control of Mercia and permanent control of Deira. Penda was killed in the battle and many of his supporters drowned when they tried to escape across... Read more |
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Streamflow
RIVERS RIVERS. America's rivers played a vital role in the early exploration, settlement, and development of the country. Long before white settlers arrived on American shores and began following river channels into the country's interior, Native peoples had been canoeing the waterways of the... Read more |
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New Netherland
NEW NETHERLAND NEW NETHERLAND. Founded by maritime entrepreneurs, New Netherland's beginnings lay with sea captains, traders, and investors principally from the Dutch provinces of Holland, North Holland, and Zeeland. In 1609 Henry Hudson explored the entrance to the North River (Hudson River) and... Read more |
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Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
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river continuum concept
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Iroquois Confederacy
Iroquois Confederacy or Iroquois League , North American confederation of indigenous peoples, initially comprising the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. They gave their name to the Iroquoian branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages ), which included... Read more |
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Eden in the Amazon; Peru's 800,000-acre Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Reserve brings...
...nourish the Peruvian Amazon. The...from swamp-drowned trees. Giant otters six feet long patrol rivers. Pink freshwater...and for the people surrounding...the Tahuayo River, where 175 families live in six villages...orchard at once jungle and garden...animals, and ... |