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The Seven Streams of the River Ota
Conceived by:Eric Bernier, Normand Bissonnette, Rebecca Blankenship, Marie Brassard, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Normand Daneau, Richard Frechette, Marie Gignac, Patrick Goyette, Ghislaine Vincent,…Brewer's: Mysteries of Woods and Rivers
The art of hunting and fishing. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MysteryMyrtle A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…Brewer's: Xanthos, the river of Troas.
Elian and Pliny say that Homer called the Scamander “Xanthos” or the “Gold-red river,” because it coloured with such a tinge the fleeces of sheep washed in its waters. Others maintain…National Park System Rivers
Name and location Total acreageAlagnak Wild River (Alaska) 30,665.45Big South Fork National River (Ky.-Tenn.) 125,310.34Bluestone National Scenic River (W.Va.) 4,309.51Buffalo National River…Great Britain's Longest River
The Question: Could you please settle a disagreement. My friend says that the Tay river in Scotland is the longest river in Great Britain; I say it is the…Red River (North America)
Red River. 1 River, 1,222 mi (1,967 km) long, southernmost of the large tributaries of the Mississippi River. It rises in two branches in the Texas Panhandle and flows SE between Texas and Oklahoma…Tropical Diseases: River Blindness
River BlindnessTropical DiseasesIntroductionLeishmaniasis: The Sand Fly's BugGiardiasis: A One-Celled WonderSchistosomiasis: Snail FeverAfrican Sleeping SicknessRiver Blindness River blindness is…World's Longest Rivers Quiz
The world is full of rivers of all lengths and sizes. But what do you know about the longest rivers on Earth?Gretzky, Wayne
(Encyclopedia) Gretzky, Wayne (Wayne Douglas Gretzky), 1961–, Canadian ice hockey player, b. Brantford, Ont. He played with the Edmonton Oilers (1978–88), Los Angeles Kings (1988–96), St. Louis Blues…Campbell, Glen Travis
(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Glen Travis, 1936–2017, American country singer-songwriter, b. Billstown, Ark. A performing musician by age 14, he moved in 1960 to Los Angeles, where he worked in rock and…