翻訳と辞書 |
Gasconade River : ウィキペディア英語版 | Gasconade River
The Gasconade River is about long〔U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. (The National Map ), accessed May 31, 2011〕 and is located in central and south-central Missouri in the United States.〔http://reference.allrefer.com/gazetteer/G/G00936-gasconade-river.html〕〔http://southwestpaddler.com/docs/missouri6b.html〕 The Gasconade River begins in the Ozarks southeast of Hartville in Wright County and flows generally north-northeastwardly through Wright, Laclede, Pulaski, Phelps, Maries, Osage and Gasconade counties, through portions of the Mark Twain National Forest. It flows into the Missouri River near the town of Gasconade in Gasconade County.〔〕〔http://southwestpaddler.com/docs/missouri6b.html〕〔http://www.missouricanoe.org/river-maps/gasconade.html〕 ==Name== The name Gasconade is derived from "Gascon", an inhabitant of the French region of Gascony. The people of that province were noted for their boastfulness. It was applied by the early French to the Indians living on its banks who bragged about their exploits. The name means to boast or brag, and thus the river received its name. The waters of the river are boisterous and boastful and the name is also descriptive.
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gasconade River」の詳細全文を読む
スポンサード リンク
翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース |
Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.
|
|