The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... RIVER The river drains a vast area ( 259,000 square miles ) in northwestern United States and southwestern Canada . Its power has been harnessed for hydro- electric developments , and its waters have been drawn to irrigate farmland ...
... RIVER The river drains a vast area ( 259,000 square miles ) in northwestern United States and southwestern Canada . Its power has been harnessed for hydro- electric developments , and its waters have been drawn to irrigate farmland ...
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... rivers . All these rivers enter from the eastern rim of the Congo Basin . The Lualaba is navigable for almost 400 miles ( 640 km ) from Bukama to Kongolo . After Kongolo THE CONGO RIVER and its tributaries provide an ex- cellent.
... rivers . All these rivers enter from the eastern rim of the Congo Basin . The Lualaba is navigable for almost 400 miles ( 640 km ) from Bukama to Kongolo . After Kongolo THE CONGO RIVER and its tributaries provide an ex- cellent.
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... RIVER , looking south from Gillette Castle State. CARL SCHOLFIELD . FROM RAPHO GUILLUMETTE coast lies a narrow , flat ... River valley , filled with a deep , rich alluvial soil . The highest and most rugged part of the state is the ...
... RIVER , looking south from Gillette Castle State. CARL SCHOLFIELD . FROM RAPHO GUILLUMETTE coast lies a narrow , flat ... River valley , filled with a deep , rich alluvial soil . The highest and most rugged part of the state is the ...
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