Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest
tributary by volume of the
Mississippi River. It is approximately 981 miles (1,579 km) long and is located in the eastern
United States. The
river had great significance in the history of the
Native Americans. It was a primary transportation route during the westward expansion of the early U.S. It flows through or along the border of six
states, and its
watershed encompasses 14 states, including many of the states of the
southeastern U.S. through its largest tributary, the
Tennessee River. During the eighteenth century, it was the southern boundary of the
Northwest Territory, thus serving as the border between free and
slave territory. It is sometimes referred to as the "
Mason-Dixon line" as it is commonly acknowledged as the western natural extension of the original Mason-Dixon line that divided Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia (and at one time part of Virginia) thus being the unofficial, and at times disputed, border between the
Northern United States and the
American South or
upland South. The Ohio River interestingly is also a climatic transition area, its water runs along the periphery of the
humid subtropical climate and
humid continental climate thereby being inhabited by fauna and flora of both climates.
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Ohio (rivière)
L'Ohio est un des principaux
affluents du
Mississippi ; il coule dans la partie est des
États-Unis. Il a une importance capitale dans l'histoire des États-Unis, que ce soit pour les tribus
amérindiennes ou les colons européens. La rivière a constitué une voie de transport privilégiée lors de la
Conquête de l'Ouest. En effet, elle traverse pas moins de six États, et son bassin hydrographique s'étend sur 14 États, comprenant la plupart des États du sud-est du pays. Son affluent principal est le
Tennessee. Au , l'Ohio constituait la frontière méridionale des états du Nord, marquant de facto la limite entre les états pratiquant l'esclavage et ceux l'ayant aboli.
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Ohio River
Ohio (rzeka)
Ohio - rzeka w w środkowo-wschodniej części
Stanów Zjednoczonych. Długość 1579 km, powierzchnia dorzecza 528 tys. km². Jako jej początek uznawany jest zbieg rzek
Allegheny i
Monongahela w centrum miasta
Pittsburgh w stanie
Pensylwania. Dalej płynie przez (lub tworzy) granice stanów:
Ohio,
Wirginia Zachodnia,
Kentucky,
Indiana i
Illinois. Wpływa do
Missisipi w
Cairo w stanie
Illinois.Główne dopływy:
Muskingum, Hocking,
Scioto, Miami,
Kanawha, Big Sandy, Kentucky, Green,
Tennessee, Blue,
Wabash.
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Ohio (rivier)