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Rio Grande

river, United States-Mexico
Also known as: Río Bravo, Río Bravo del Norte, Río Grande del Norte(Show More)
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Donald Dilworth Brand
Professor of Geography, University of Texas at Austin, 1949–75. Author of Mexico: Land of Sunshine and Shadow.
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Rio Grande, fifth longest river of North America, and the 20th longest in the world, forming the border between the U.S. state of Texas and Mexico. Rising as a clear, snow-fed mountain stream more than 12,000 feet (3,700 metres) above sea level in the Rocky Mountains, the Rio Grande descends across steppes and deserts, watering rich agricultural regions as it flows on its way to the Gulf of Mexico. The total length of the river...

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