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Topic: East River (disambiguation)


  
  East River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The East River is both a tidal strait and a tidal estuary in New York City connecting Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end.
Historically, the lower portion of the river (separating Manhattan from Brooklyn) was one of the busiest and most important channels in the world, particularly during the first three centuries of New York City's history.
Along the east of Ward's Island, at approximately the strait's midpoint, the it narrows into a channel called Hell Gate, which is spanned by both the Triborough Bridge and the Hell Gate Bridge.
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 Ottawa River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The length of the river is 1,271 km and it drains an area of 146,000 km².
Following the retreat of the glaciers from this area at the end of the last ice age, the Ottawa River valley was flooded by an arm of the Atlantic Ocean known as the Champlain Sea.
In the early 19th century, the Ottawa River and its tributaries were used to gain access to large untouched forests of white pine.
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 River [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Rivers that carry large amounts of sedimentSediment is any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bed or bottom of a body of water or other liquid.
It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea, to the east by Poland, and the Czech Republic, to the south by Austria and Switzerland, and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands....
It is bound to the north and north-west by the Caribbean Sea, to the east by Venezuela and Brazil, to the south by Ecuador and Peru, and to the west by Panama and the Pacific Ocean....
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 Encyclopedia: East River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The East River may refer to: The Dongjiang River in China; East River is a literal translation of its name In the United States, There is the East River in New York City There are two East Rivers in the state of Virginia In Canada, There is an East River...
The Queens Midtown Tunnel is a toll road in New York City crosses under the East River and connects the Borough of Queens at Long Island City terminus of I-495 with the Borough of Manhattan between the major crosstown thoroughfares of 34th and 42nd Streets in the Midtown Manhattan...
The Harlem River, shown in red, between the Bronx and Manhattan in New York City The Harlem River is a tidal strait in New York City that flows 8 miles between the East River and the Hudson River, separating the borough of Manhattan from the Bronx.
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 wiki/East River Definition / wiki/East River Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The East River is both a tidal strait and a tidal estuaryAn estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea and within which sea water mixes with fresh water.
Along the east of Ward's Island, at approximately the strait's midpoint, the it narrows into a channel called Hell GateHell Gate is a narrow tidal channel in the East River in New York City in the United States.
On the south side of Ward's Island, it is joined by the Harlem RiverThe Harlem River is a tidal strait in New York City that flows 8 miles between the East River and the Hudson River, separating the borough of Manhattan from the Bronx.
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 Greenwich
East Greenwich East Greenwich is the name of a small United Kingdom: East Greenwich, Greater London It is also the name...
East Greenwich, Rhode Island East Greenwich is a town located in 2000 census, the town had a total population of 12,948....
East Greenwich Township, New Jersey East Greenwich Township is a township located in 2000 census, the township had a tot...
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 Louisiana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The state is bordered to the west by the state of Texas, to the north by Arkansas, to the east by the state of Mississippi, and to the south by the Gulf of Mexico.
Most of the territory to the east of the Mississippi was lost to Great Britain in the French and Indian War, except for the area around New Orleans and the parishes around Lake Pontchartrain.
Bernard Parish, in the river passes east of the city, along an old mouth of the Mississippi River which they named (literally "Land of the Cows" for the cattle living there).
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 Hood River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Hood River is a tributary of the Columbia River in northwestern Oregon in the United States.
Approximately 25 mi (40 km) long from its mouth to its farthest headwaters on the East Fork, the river descends from wilderness areas in the Cascade Range near Mount Hood and flows through the agricultural Hood River Valley to join the Columbia in the Columbia River Gorge.
The East Fork, approximately 15 mi (24 km) long rises on the eastern side of the mountain in the Mount Hood National Forest and flows north, into the Upper Hood River Valley, where it is joined by the Dog River and then by the Middle Fork.
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 Platte River biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Although it is not navigable, the river was highly significant in the westerward expansion of the United States, providing the route for several major westward trails, including the Oregon Trail and the Mormon Trail.
It is formed in western Nebraska east of the city of North Platte by the confluence of its two affluents, the South Platte and the North Platte rivers, both of which rise in the eastern Rockies near the continental divide.
The central Platte River valley is an important stopover for migratory water birds, such as the Whooping Crane and Sandhill Crane, in their yearly traversal of the Central Flyway.
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 Feather River
The Feather River is a principal tributary of the Sacramento River, approximately 80 mi (129 km) long, in northern California in the United States.
The river has a rich history of gold mining in the 19th century.It provides a water source for central and southern California through aqueducts in the Central Valley.
The river rises in three separate forks in the Sierras which unite as arms of the Lake Oroville reservoir in the foothills 5 mi (8 km) northeast of Oroville in eastern Butte County.
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 Brooklyn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Following the waterfront south and then counterclockwise from Newtown Creek, the lower East River forms the northern coast of Brooklyn, with connections to Manhattan at Williamsburg Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, the Brooklyn Bridge and the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel.
The first half of the 19th century saw the beginning of the development of urban areas on the economically strategic East River shore of Kings county, facing the adolescent City of New York confined to Manhattan Island.
But the East River shore was growing too fast for the three-year-old infant City of Williamsburgh, which, along with its Town of Bushwick hinterland, was subsumed within a greater City of Brooklyn in 1854.
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 Book Encyclopedia - Web Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
From Fifth Avenue to Eighth Avenue it is bounded on the south by Central Park at 110th Street, and by 125th Street west of Eighth Avenue where it meets Morningside Heights, a section of the Upper West Side.
Finally, the western boundary of Harlem is the Hudson River, which additionally serves as a city, county, and state line.
In the 19th century, Harlem was a place of farms, such as James Roosevelt's, east of Fifth Avenue between 110th and 125th Streets, now the heart of Spanish (actually Latin-American) Harlem.
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 New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The southern tip of New York State – New York City, its suburbs, and the southern portion of the Hudson Valley – can be considered to form the central core of a "megalopolis", a super-city stretching from the northern suburbs of Boston to the southern suburbs of Washington and therefore occasionally called BosWash.
Brooklyn (Kings) and Queens (Queens) are across the East River from Manhattan on the western end of Long Island and Staten Island (Richmond) is south of Manhattan.
East of New York City extends the appropriately named "Long Island", stretching approximately 120 miles (190 km) from Brooklyn and Queens Counties (part of NY City) on the western end to Orient and Montauk Points in the rural "East End" of the Island.
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 Platte River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Platte River is a tributary of the (The longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis) Missouri River, approximately 310 mi.
Although it is not navigable, the river was highly significant in the westerward expansion of the United States, providing the route for several major westward trails, including the (Click link for more info and facts about Oregon Trail) Oregon Trail and the (Click link for more info and facts about Mormon Trail) Mormon Trail.
The central Platte River valley is an important stopover for migratory water birds, such as the (Rare North American crane having fl-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call) Whooping Crane and (Click link for more info and facts about Sandhill Crane) Sandhill Crane, in their yearly traversal of the Central Flyway.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/P/Pl/Platte_River.htm   (623 words)

  
 WakkaWiki.com
Manhattan Borough,highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River.
The island was settled by the Dutch in 1624.
It occupies the whole of Manhattan Island, surrounded by the East River, the Harlem River, and the Hudson River.
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 Manhattan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River.
Marble Hill was originally part of Manhattan Island; but the Harlem River Ship Canal, dug in the late 19th century to improve navigation on the Harlem River, separated it from the remainder of Manhattan, and eventually the part of the original Harlem River channel separating Marble Hill from the Bronx was filled in.
Manhattan is connected by bridges and tunnels to New Jersey to the west, and three New York City boroughs: the Bronx to the northeast and Brooklyn and Queens on Long Island to the east and south.
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 Tweed River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The River Tweed, which flows into the North Sea near the borders between England and Scotland.
The Tweed Rivers in Australia and New Zealand were named after the River Tweed.
This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tweed_River   (125 words)

  
 Madawaska River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - TESTVERSION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Madawaska River is a river in Ontario, Canada.
The river is 230 km long and drains an area of 8,470 km².
In the late 1800s, the river was used to transport lumber from the forested areas surrounding the river.
www.wissen-im-web.net /wiki/Madawaska_River   (171 words)

  
 Ottawa River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It rises from its source in Lake Capimitchigama in western Quebec, reaches the Ontario border at Lake Timiskaming, flowing southeast to Ottawa, where it tumbles over the Chaudière Falls and further takes in the Rideau River and Gatineau River.
The former site of the town of Lemieux, Ontario collapsed into the South Nation River in 1993; however, the residents had already been relocated due to the suspected instability of the earth in that location.
A railroad bridge over the Ottawa River in Mattawa, Ontario.
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 Fraser River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Fraser River is the longest river of British Columbia in Canada, rising in the Rocky Mountains near Mount Robson flowing for 1400 km (870 mi), into the Pacific Ocean at the city of Vancouver.
At the town of Prince George it is joined by the Nechako River, then continues south and slightly east until just north of the United States border, passing through the Coast Mountains in a deep canyon.
The river's volume at its mouth is 112 km³ each year, and it dumps 20 million tons of sediment into the Pacific.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/fraser_river   (323 words)

  
 Manhattan East Suite Hotels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
East is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.
East is one of the four cardinal points of the compass, upon which it is considered the opposite of West, and at right angles to North and South.
Moving continuously east is following a circle of latitude,which, except in the case of the equator, is not a great circle, hence not the shortest route.
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 Manhattan
Manhattan is the name of an island alongside the lower Hudson River and also of one of the five boroughs that form the City of New York.
Manhattan is connected by bridges and tunnels to New Jersey to the west, the Bronx to the northeast and Brooklyn and Queens on Long Island to the east and south.
The Empire State Building, the theater district around Broadway, Columbia University, the financial center around Wall Street, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Harlem, the American Museum of Natural History, Chinatown, and Central Park are all located on this densely populated island.
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 Science Fair Projects - Elk River (East Tennessee)
The Elk River actually rises in Avery County, North Carolina just south of the small community of Elk Park, North Carolina on U.S. Highway 19E.
Just before the Elk River crosses into Tennessee it flows over "Big Falls" (also called "Elk Falls"), a locally-known attraction which is approximately a 40 foot (12 m) drop.
It then flows down a narrow, relatively steep valley to the tiny community of Elk Mills, which is named for a former water-powered mill built on this river at this point by early white settlers.
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 Tweed River biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Tweed River is a short river on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia.
The branches of the river join at Murwillumbah and flow about 20 kilometers north-east to Tweed Heads where they enter the sea.
The Tweed was named after the River Tweed in Britain, because it is located at the border of New South Wales and Queensland.
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 Kansas [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Missouri RiverThe Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the United States.
The Kansas River, formed by the junction of the Smoky Hill and Republican The Republican River rises on the high plains of eastern Colorado in the United States.
Louis, Missouri, in the east and Denver, Colorado, in the west.
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 Tweed River (disambiguation) Definition / Tweed River (disambiguation) Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Tweed River in New South Wales New South Wales (NSW) is Australia's most populous and oldest state, located in the southeast, north of Victoria and south of Queensland.
The Tweed River in New ZealandNew Zealand is a country of two major islands and a number of smaller islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
New Zealand is responsible for the self-governing states of the Cook Islands and Niue and administers Tokelau and the Ross Dependency....
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 Feather River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The river has a rich historyof gold mining in the 19th century.Itprovides a water source for central and southern California through aqueducts inthe Central Valley.
The river rises in three separate forks in the Sierras which unite as arms of the Lake Oroville reservoir in thefoothills 5 mi (8 km) northeast of Oroville in eastern Butte County.
It flows east past Twain andjoins the North Fork near Belden.
www.therfcc.org /feather-river-179375.html   (387 words)

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