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Duero, Río (river) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 08 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.1333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 008 40 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -8.6667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Rises in northern-central Spain, flowing south and southwest to form part of the border with Portugal, then across northern Portugal to the Atlantic Ocean; is not navigable, but valuable for irrigation and hydroelectric power; famed for grapes grown along its course. |
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| Duero, Río (preferred,C,V)
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| Río Duero (C,V,display)
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| Duero (C,V)
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| Douro, Rio (C,V,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Rio Douro (C,V)
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| Duro (C,V)
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| Durius (H,V,Latin-P,U,N)
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............ | ancient name |
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