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FLEUVE MISSISSIPPI [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-02-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Mississippi River
1, record 1, English, Mississippi%20River
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Mississippi 2, record 1, English, Mississippi
correct, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The chief river system (providing 14,000 miles of waterway) of North America, draining the basin of the Middle Western United States of America between the Appalachians and the Rocky Mountains. Measured from the source of its chief headstream, the Missouri, it is 3,710 miles long. The Mississippi River proper rises in North Minnesota and flows south, forming borders of nine states, for 2,350 miles, receiving the Missouri at St Louis and the Ohio (main eastearn stream) at Cairo, Illinois, to a great delta on the Gulf of Mexico. Other ports: Minneapolis, Memphis, New Orleans. 2, record 1, English, - Mississippi%20River
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fleuve Mississippi
1, record 1, French, fleuve%20Mississippi
correct, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Mississippi 2, record 1, French, Mississippi
correct, see observation, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fleuve des États-Unis, né dans le Minnesota et qui se jette dans le golfe du Mexique, par un grand delta. 3, record 1, French, - fleuve%20Mississippi
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le nom d'un fleuve, lorsque cité sans le générique, demeure masculin. 1, record 1, French, - fleuve%20Mississippi
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-03-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Mississippi River
1, record 2, English, Mississippi%20River
correct, United States
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Central U.S.A. 1, record 2, English, - Mississippi%20River
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fleuve Mississippi
1, record 2, French, fleuve%20Mississippi
correct, masculine noun, United States
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dans la région centrale des États-Unis. 1, record 2, French, - fleuve%20Mississippi
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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