ENGLAND RIVERS.ppt

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ENGLAND RIVERS

ENGLAND RIVERS Thames river is the famous mother river * * ENGLAND RIVERS Rivers in Britain don not freeze in winter. They play a very important role in Britain’s economy. The great ports of London, Liverpool and Glasgow are all connected to the sea by rivers. The longest river is the Severn River which is only 338Km long. The second largest river in Britain is the Thames River, which is 336Km long. It rises in southwest England and flows rather slowly through the Midlands of England to Oxford, London and out into the North Sea. The Thames is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest river in the United Kingdom. It has a special significance in flowing through London, the capital of the United Kingdom, although London only includes a short part of its course. The catchment area covers a large part of South Eastern and Western England and the river is fed by over 20 tributaries. The river contains over 80 islands, and having both seawater and freshwater stretches, it supports a variety of wildlife. Thames river is the famous mother river. Originated in the southwest England cotswolds hills, 402 kilometers, crosses the British capital London and more than 10 cities along the river valley, which covers an area of 13000 square kilometers, the river downstream in London is wide, form a width for 29 km to the river mouth, into the north sea. The river has supported human activity from its source to its mouth for thousands of years providing habitation, water power, food and drink. It has also acted as a major highway through the Port of London for international trade, internally along its length and by its connection to the British canal system. The river’s strategic position has seen it at the centre of many events and fashions in British history, earning it a description by John Burns as “Liquid History”. It has been a physical and political boundary over the centuries and generated a range of river crossings. More recently, the river has becom

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