World Rivers: The Mississippi
Der Mississippi: größter Strom Nordamerikas
The Mississippi River: North America’s Longest
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The Mississippi river (the "Father of Waters") is the longest in North America. The Mississippi flows 3,780 km (approximately 2,348 mi; its exact length is difficult to measure) from Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico (Golf von Mexiko) below New Orleans. On its journey, the river carries eight times more water than the Rhine (der Rhein) from 31 states and two Canadian provinces, a watershed (die Wasserscheide) comprising about an eighth of North America. The river's name probably comes from the Ojibwa words for "great" (mis) and "river" (sipi).
Some geographers classify the Mississippi-Missouri-Red Rock as the world's third longest river. The Mississippi and its two main tributaries (Nebenflüsse) have a total length of 5970 km (3710 mi). The Missouri River alone flows 3726 km (2315 mi) before it meets the Mississippi.
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Mississippi-Tatsachen (Deutsch-English)
Der Mississippi ist der längste Fluss Nordamerikas.
The Mississippi is the longest river in North America.
Der Mississippi entspringt dem Lake Itasca im nördlichen Minnesota.
The Mississippi's source is Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota.
Der Mississippi ist ein bedeutender Schifffahrtsweg. Seeschiffe können bis Baton Rouge.
The Mississippi is an important shipping channel. Sea-going ships can go as far as Baton Rouge.
Der spanische Entdecker Hernando de Soto war am 8. Mai 1541 der erste Europäer, der den Mississippi entdeckte.
The Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto was the first European to discover the Mississippi on May 8, 1541.
Mississippi Links
Der Mississippi
German info about the Mississippi river from the German Wikipedia.
National Geographic Deutschland
The German edition and Web site of the National Geographic.
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