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Mezen

(Encyclopedia) MezenMezenmyĕˈzĭnyə [key], river, c.565 mi (910 km) long, rising in the Timan Hills, Komi Republic, NE European Russia, and flowing NW into the Mezen Bay of the White Sea. Its lower…

Maeander

(Encyclopedia) MaeanderMaeandermēănˈdər [key], ancient name of the Büyük Menderes River, c.250 mi (400 km) long, W Turkey. It rises in three branches W of Afyonkarahisar and flows generally W into…

Lièvre

(Encyclopedia) LièvreLièvrelēāˈvrə [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in Kempt Lake, S Que., Canada, and flowing generally SW into the Ottawa River near Buckingham. Parts of it are…

Lewis, rivers, United States and Canada

(Encyclopedia) Lewis. 1 Early name of the Snake River. 2 River, c.95 mi (155 km) long, rising in the Cascade Range, SW Wash., and flowing SW to the Columbia River NW of Vancouver. Three privately…

Chubut

(Encyclopedia) ChubutChubutch&oomacr;b&oomacr;tˈ [key], river, c.500 mi (805 km) long, rising in the Andes of SW Argentina and flowing E across Chubut prov. to the Atlantic Ocean at Rawson.…

Song Ba

(Encyclopedia) Song BaSong Basông bä [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in the Annamese Cordillera, central S Vietnam, and flowing S past An Khe to Krong Pa, then SE past Son Hoa to the…

Uele

(Encyclopedia) Uele or WelleUeleboth: wĕˈlā [key], river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, rising in NE Congo (Kinshasa), central Africa, and flowing west to merge with the Bomu River and thus form the…

white-collar crime

(Encyclopedia) white-collar crime, term coined by Edward Sutherland for nonviolent crimes committed by corporations or individuals such as office workers or sales personnel (see white-collar workers…

Bermejo

(Encyclopedia) BermejoBermejobərmāˈhō [key], river, c.650 mi (1,050 km) long, rising in N central Argentina, flowing SE along the border with Bolivia and through N Argentina to Pilar, Paraguay.…

Madre de Dios

(Encyclopedia) Madre de DiosMadre de Diosmädˈrā ᵺā dyōs [key], river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, rising in the Andes of SE Peru and flowing NE through NW Bolivia to the Beni River. It is a major…