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发帖数: 1910 | 1 The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning '
great river' (gichi-ziibi 'big river' at its headwaters), is the second-
longest named river in North America, with a length of 2320 miles (3733 km)
from Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico. The longest named river in North
America is its tributary, the Missouri River, with a length of 2341 miles (
3767 km) from the confluence of the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin to the
Mississippi River. Taken together, the Jefferson, |
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