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Water bodies
Referring to any significant accumulation of water usually on planet earth but also on other planetary bodies.
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Yukon River
Water bodies; Rivers
The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. The source of the river is located in British Columbia, Canada. The next portion lies in, and gives its name ...
Indus River
Water bodies; Rivers
The Indus River is a major river which flows through China, India and Pakistan.
Syr Darya
Water bodies; Rivers
A river of central Asia rising in the Tian Shan and flowing about 2,220 km (1,380 mi) generally southwest through eastern Uzbekistan and northern Tajikistan, then flowing ...
Naryn River
Water bodies; Rivers
The Naryn River rises in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, flowing west through the Fergana Valley into Uzbekistan. Here it merges with the Kara Darya River to ...
Salween River
Water bodies; Rivers
The Salween is a river, about 2,815 kilometres (1,749 mi) long, that flows from the Tibetan Plateau into the Andaman Sea in Southeast Asia.
Saint Lawrence River
Water bodies; Rivers
The Saint Lawrence River is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic ...
Niagara River
Water bodies; Rivers
The Niagara River flows north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. It forms part of the border between the Province of Ontario in Canada and New York State in the United States.
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