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River_Thames

Thames

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Thames

  1. River in southern England flowing 336 km (209 mi.) through London to the North Sea.
  2. River in Ontario province, Canada, flowing 258 km (160 mi.) to Lake St. Clair.
  3. River in the U.S. State of Connecticut flowing 24 km (15 mi.) past New London to Long Island Sound.
  4. A town in the North Island of New Zealand, situated on the Firth of Thames (a large bay) and the Coromandel Peninsula.

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  1. 1 2 Mallory, J.P. and D.Q. Adams. The Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture. London: Fitzroy and Dearborn, 1997: 147.
  2. Coates, Richard 1998 "A new explanation of the name of London", Transactions of the Philological Society 96, 2 pp.203–229 http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1467-968X.00027; doi = 10.1111/1467-968X.00027
  3. Jackson, Kenneth H 1955 "The Pictish Language" in F. T. Wainright (ed.), The Problem of the Picts Edinburgh; Nelson, pp. 129–166
  4. Kitson, Peter R 1996 "British and European River Names", Transactions of the Philological Society 94, pp. 73–118; doi=10.1111/j.1467-968X.1996.tb01178.x|issue=2
  5. Ellis Sandoz, ed. The Roots of Liberty: Magna Carta…; Indianapolis; Amagi/Liberty Fund, pages 39, 347