columbia river

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Definition of columbia river in English Turkish dictionary

kolombiya nehri

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Definition of columbia river in English English dictionary

A river rising in southeast British Columbia, Canada, and flowing about 1,947 km (1,210 mi) south then west through the Columbia Plateau and along the Washington-Oregon border to its outlet on the Pacific Ocean. It was discovered and named by the American explorer Robert Gray in 1792. River, southwestern Canada and northwestern U.S. Rising in the Canadian Rockies, it flows through Washington state, entering the Pacific Ocean at Astoria, Ore. ; it has a total length of 1,240 mi (2,000 km). It was a major transportation artery in the Pacific Northwest until the coming of the railroads. Development of the river began in the 1930s with construction of the Grand Coulee and Bonneville dams, and within 50 years the entire river within the U.S. had been converted into a series of "stair steps" by a total of 11 dams. Its many hydroelectric power plants are basic to the power-generating network of the Pacific Northwest

Hyphenation

Co·lum·bi·a ri·ver

Turkish pronunciation

kılʌmbiı rîvır

Pronunciation

/kəˈləmbēə ˈrəvər/ /kəˈlʌmbiːə ˈrɪvɜr/