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121Saint Lawrence River and Seaway — ▪ river, North America Introduction hydrographic system of east central North America. It connects the North River (source of the St. Louis River, in the U.S. state of Minnesota, which flows into Lake Superior) with Cabot Strait, leading into… …
122Xi River system — ▪ river system, China Introduction Chinese (Pinyin) Xi Jiang or (Wade Giles romanization) Hsi Chiang (“West River”), conventional Si Kiang system of rivers that combine to form the longest river of southern China. Together with its upper …
123Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System — The construction of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System was a massive undertaking involving tens of thousands of people often in extreme temperatures and conditions. Specialized construction techniques were pioneered to build the pipeline, most of… …
124Danube Sinkhole — Sinkhole in the Danube near Immendingen …
1252010 Gascoyne River flood — December 2010 Gascoyne River flood Duration: 16–21 December 2010 Fatalities: N …
126Murder of Magdalena Stoffels — The murder of Magdalena Stoffels occurred in Windhoek, Namibia on July 27, 2010.[1] Stoffels, a 17 year old schoolgirl, was found in a riverbed near Dawid Bezuidenhout High School after having been raped and murdered.[2] Later that same day, a… …
127Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge — Coordinates: 39°51′45″N 90°33′45″W / 39.8625°N 90.5625°W / 39.8625; 90.5625 The Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge …
128Ok Tedi environmental disaster — The Ok Tedi environmental disaster, due to the annual discharge of millions of tons of mining waste, has harmed the environment and livelihood of 50,000 people who live on or near the Ok Tedi River in Papua New Guinea. This mining pollution, in… …
