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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?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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