Search results for "São Francisco River" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Good Hope, having explored as far as the Fish River (Rio do Infante) in modern ... * São Gabriel, commanded by Vasco da Gama; a carrack of 178 tons; 27 ...13 KB (2,082 words) - 14:38, 3 May 2023
- A river is a natural waterway that conveys water derived from precipitation ... * The São Francisco River, the longest river wholly within Brazil ...18 KB (2,724 words) - 01:43, 15 December 2022
- fish, birds, caimans, and mammals such as river otters. For humans, piranhas ... (such as the Pantanal), and in the São Francisco River systems. ...14 KB (2,041 words) - 20:41, 9 April 2023
- ambitions of Paraguayan dictator Francisco Solano López. The effects of ... Francisco Solano López, son of Carlos Antonio López, replaced his father ...35 KB (5,486 words) - 22:55, 3 May 2023
- in continental Africa, though Seychelles and São Tomé and Príncipe are smaller ... on the west, where the island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe is located. ...26 KB (3,689 words) - 19:14, 13 February 2024
- the Brazilian territory, such as Penedos de São Pedro e São Paulo, Fernando ... Major rivers include the Amazon, the largest river in terms of volume of water ...42 KB (5,904 words) - 22:53, 20 November 2023
- Seoul, the capital of South Korea, sits on the Han River (Korea) in the ... has been referred to as the "Miracle on the Han River." ...25 KB (3,283 words) - 19:52, 6 March 2024
- participants float paper lanterns down a river; tōrō is a word for "lantern ... largest Japanese population outside Japan. São Paulo is the main city of the ...17 KB (2,546 words) - 07:20, 17 November 2023
- Under John II (1481–1495), the fortress of São Jorge da Mina, the modern ... French, and create the first colonial towns: São Vicente on the coast, and São ...34 KB (5,157 words) - 00:26, 12 April 2023
- from the Santiago urban area. The Mapocho River runs east to west through the city. ... ease with which it could be defended--Mapocho River then split into two branches ...25 KB (3,606 words) - 18:44, 25 January 2024
- the boundary went slightly north of the Amur River eastward to its lower reaches ... had to expanded to the states of Santa Catarina and São Paulo. ...25 KB (3,804 words) - 23:54, 11 January 2023
- * Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity systems derive kinetic energy from ... Gorges Dam, spanning China's Yangtze River, is the world's largest ...57 KB (8,258 words) - 20:49, 29 April 2020
- The Bogotá River crosses the 'sabana' forming Tequendama Falls ... The western city limit is the Bogotá River; Sumapaz paramo borders the ...33 KB (4,818 words) - 05:23, 17 November 2023
- Mainland Portugal is split by its main river, the Tagus. The northern landscape ... by seizing the lands north of the Duero river. The Franks were able to seize ...88 KB (12,576 words) - 00:25, 12 April 2023
- Paris is the capital city of France, situated on the River Seine, in northern ... its location at a crossroads between land and river trade routes in lands of abundant ...70 KB (10,606 words) - 13:20, 11 March 2023
