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Lot, river, France
(Encyclopedia) Lot, river, c.300 mi (483 km) long, rising in the Cévennes Mts., SE France, and flowing W past Mende and Cahors to join the Garonne River. The limestone plateaus through which the Lot…Loire, river, France
(Encyclopedia) Loire, longest river of France, c.630 mi (1,010 km) long, rising in the Cévennes Mts., SE France, and flowing in an arc through central and W France to the Atlantic Ocean at Saint-…Achelous, river, Greece
(Encyclopedia) Achelous: see Akhelóos, river, Greece.Nelson, river, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Nelson, river, c.400 mi (640 km) long, issuing from the northeast end of Lake Winnipeg, central Man., Canada, and flowing NE to Hudson Bay at Port Nelson. With the Bow–South…Nen, river, China
(Encyclopedia) NenNennŭn [key] or NonniNonninônˈnē [key], river, 740 mi (1,191 km) long, rising in the Yilehuli (Ilkuri) Mts., N Heilongjiang prov., NE China, and flowing south along the east side of…Nen, river, England
(Encyclopedia) Nen: see Nene, river, England.Niger, river, Africa
(Encyclopedia) NigerNigernīˈjər [key], 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…Ottawa, river, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Ottawa, river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, largest tributary of the St. Lawrence River, Canada. It rises in the Laurentian Highlands, SW Que., and flows generally W through La Vérendrye…Minho, river, Spain
(Encyclopedia) MinhoMinhoSpan mēnˈyō, Port. mēnˈy&oomacr; [key], Span. Miño, river, c.210 mi (340 km) long, rising in Galicia, NW Spain, and flowing generally SW to the Atlantic Ocean. The Sil is…Murray, river, Australia
(Encyclopedia) Murray, principal and second-longest river of Australia, 1,609 mi (2,589 km) long, rising in the Australian Alps, SE New South Wales, and flowing westward to form the New South Wales–…Trending
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