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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…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…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…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,…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…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?Colorado National Monument
(Encyclopedia) Colorado National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Colorado tick fever
(Encyclopedia) Colorado tick fever or mountain tick fever, acute disease caused by infection with a double-stranded RNA virus (a Coltvirus) that is transmitted to humans by Rocky Mountain wood ticks…Loveland
(Encyclopedia) Loveland, city (1990 pop. 37,352), Larimer co., N Colo.; inc. 1881. Loveland lies in a fertile farm area, irrigated by the Colorado–Big Thompson project. It is a processing and…Canyonlands National Park
(Encyclopedia) Canyonlands National Park, 337,598 acres (136,679 hectares), SE Utah; est. 1964. Located in a desert region, the park contains a maze of deep canyons and many unusual features carved…Trending
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