The land
Hudson bay
The River
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Big muddy.
What is the nickname for a little river in Mississippi?
100
It drains a very large area, about 3,861,400 km2 (1,490,900 sq mi), that includes parts of Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Alberta, most of Manitoba, and southeastern Nunavut, and parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana.
Where is the Hudson Bay?
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The 29 lock and dams on the Upper Mississippi make that shipping possible, allowing for navigation from St. Louis, Missouri, to Saint Paul, Minnesota, a total distance of 854 miles. There are records of human habitation along the Mississippi river that date back more than five thousand years.
Where is the head of the Mississippi River?
200
linois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska.
What are the eight states near Mississippi?
200
Altogether, Foxe Basin, Hudson Bay and Hudson Strait create a large inland sea system in Canada that is characterized by the mixing of Arctic marine seawater coming in from the North and vast amounts of freshwater runoff flowing in from terrestrial river systems.
Is the Hudson Bay fresh water?
300
Shallow, with an average depth near 100 m (333 ft), the bay is approximately 1,370 km (850 mi) long and 1,050 km (650 mi) wide.
How deep is the Hudson bay?
300
200 feet.
How deep is the Mississippi River?
400
The Magnolia State
Is there a state called Mississippi?
400
Polar Bear, which ventures onto the sea ice in winter, and Arctic Fox. Marine mammals include Walrus, Bearded, Ringed and Harbour seals, along with Beluga Whale and the rare Bowhead whales.
What kind of animals live in the Hudson Bay?
400
De Soto
Who found the Mississippi River?
500
Soul Food. Fried chicken, fried okra, biscuits and gravy, collard greens, catfish and cornbread are mainstays of Mississippi cuisine. The juicy, crispy fried chicken of Two Sisters Kitchen was featured on Man v. Food Nation, and Cajun's Fabulous Fried Chicken in Gulfport has an all-you-can-eat buffet of the stuff.
How did the state of Mississippi get its name?
500
The Hudson River is not your typical river. In fact, most of the Hudson is actually a tidal estuary where salt water from the ocean combines with freshwater from northern tributaries. This “brackish”, or mixing, water extends from the mouth of the Hudson in NY Harbor to the Federal Dam in Troy, approximately 153 miles.
Is there salt water in the Hudson River?
500
Bull shark. ... Bull sharks can thrive in both salt and fresh water and can travel far up rivers. They have been known to travel up the Mississippi River as far as Alton, Illinois, although few freshwater human-shark interactions have been recorded.
Are there sharks in the Mississippi River?
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