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Ishikari
(Encyclopedia) IshikariIshikariēshkäˈrē [key], second largest river of Japan, c.225 mi (360 km) long, rising in the mountainous interior of Hokkaido and flowing generally southwest to Ishikari Bay…Lempa
(Encyclopedia) LempaLempalāmˈpä [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in Guatemala and flowing S through Honduras into El Salvador, then generally S to the Pacific Ocean. An important stream,…Motagua
(Encyclopedia) MotaguaMotaguamōtäˈgwä [key], river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, rising in S central Guatemala and flowing NE to the Gulf of Honduras. The longest river within Guatemala, it waters a…Plynlimon
(Encyclopedia) Plynlimon or PlinlimonPlinlimonboth: plĭnlĭmˈən [key], Welsh Plumlumon Fawr, mountain, 2,468 ft (752 m) high, W Wales, on the Powys-Ceredigion border W of Llanidloes. It has three…Ragaz, Bad
(Encyclopedia) Ragaz, BadRagaz, Badbät räˈgäts [key], town, St. Gall canton, E Switzerland, at the confluence of the Rhine and Tamina rivers. It is a spa, with hot mineral waters conducted from the…John Milton - Paradise Lost: Book II
Book II High on a Throne of Royal State, which far Outshon the wealth of ORMUS and of IND, Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Showrs on her Kings BARBARIC Pearl & Gold, Satan…Wear
(Encyclopedia) WearWearwēr [key], river, c.65 mi (100 km) long, rising in the Pennines in County Durham, NE England, and flowing to the North Sea at Sunderland. Navigable for barges to Durham city,…Uncompahgre
(Encyclopedia) UncompahgreUncompahgreŭnˌkəmpäˈgrē [key], river, c.75 mi (120 km) long, rising in the San Juan Mts., SW Colo., and flowing NW past Montrose to the Gunnison River at Delta. Its waters…buoy
(Encyclopedia) buoybuoyboi, b&oomacr;ˈē [key], float anchored in navigable waters to mark channels and indicate dangers to navigation (isolated rocks, mine fields, cables, and the like). The…toothfish
(Encyclopedia) toothfish, common name for a genus (Dissostichus) of deep-water marine ray-finned fishes found in waters off S South America to Antarctica. The Patagonian toothfish, D. eleginoides, is…