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Anderson river, c.465 mi (750 km) long, rising in several lakes in N central Northwest Territories, Canada. It meanders north and west before receiving the Carnwath River and flowing north to Liverpool Bay, an arm of the Arctic Ocean. The village of Staton is at its mouth.

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Anderson, USA 1. Indiana: founded in 1823 and named after a Delaware chief, Koktowhanund (or Kikthawenund), who was also known as Captain William Anderson.2. South Carolina: founded in 1826 and named after a hero of the War of Independence (1775–83), General Robert Anderson.

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